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Cool details in the under wing, Mike!
What was your SS?
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Cool details in the under wing, Mike!
What was your SS?
I have far too many shots like this with missing wing tips !!
Then, welcome to the club! Not all birds agree to stay
at a decent distance from my 600mm ƒ4 … with simi-
lar conséquences, as well!
You and I know what's wrong here… but I and you know
it's the bird's fault… of course!
I would have rotate that take 90° to the right, though!
Does this count?
I was OK with static birds but not when they were in flight,
I practice and teach the ƒ8 approach to everythingI found that you needed a smaller aperture
When I start shooting, the default SS is 1/1000syou needed a faster shutter
Maybe you want to consider settings that would
support your efforts like BBF, Manual mode, sin-
gle point C/H AF, Auto ISO…
Thanks but I am just trying to understand if this picture fits the brief for this thread.
I used to regard birds in flight as a good challenge and became passably good at it. I found that you needed a smaller aperture than normal as the birds always needed a greater dof than usual and you needed a faster shutter. This meant that you always needed very good light and/or very high ISO. The best location was to find a good spot along the birds flight path. This can only be done by careful observation of the birds habits, wind direction etc. It is good fun, but very time consuming. I rarely do it anymore as I haven't got the time required to do it well.
Like most people, I did try to fit the birding ideal, but the standard bird shot gets a little boring after a while. I now much prefer the shot that includes the environment and, where possible shows some aspect of the birds life or personality. I'll have to dig up some more. I suspect I have quite a few.I like that… Kingfisher's colours!
Fits the brief! Thanks.