Recent content by pelicanpegs

Thank you Mike, I was too eager to start taking shots without spending time to really set things up correctly. Taking your advice, I had another go this morning, making sure to test the shot first! The strong back light against the field really is tricky, any slight movement in the bird can...

Thanks Dale, A setting which I never understood/bothered to care about until now. Camera was set to Matrix Metering, I would assume for this kind of shot I should be using Spot Metering instead?

Just really starting out with photography, first real attempt with birds. C+C welcomed. Both not as sharp as I would have hoped, bit noisy with 400, ISO any ideas? Some light post processing in LightRoom Taken with D3200 + Sigma 70-300mm @ 5.6 Garden Bird by Pelicanpegs, on Flickr Garden Bird...