Gallery: AvianPosted July 4, 201097 views7 comments
Got this one the other morning out with the birding group ,
50-500
f6.7
1/80
500iso
Handheld
Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
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7 comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 5, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Mike, I like pose which isolates the head against the more OOF and darker background. I also think it's neat that the tree shows so much woodpecker activity. The larger version looks a little soft to my eye.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 5, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Excellent, Mike. The detail looks perfect. You might try increasing the brightness a bit, but not much.
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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 5, 2010 at 1:32 PM
I like how sharp the eye is, and actually the whole image is remarkable for 1/80th hand held.
Peter
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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on July 5, 2010 at 6:34 PM
Really nice. There's a lot of interest in the bark and moss and the bird is set off nicely against that background. I usually see these 30 ft high, so you did a good job finding him at eye level.
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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on July 5, 2010 at 6:40 PM
Hi Mike,
It's always a thrill for me when I can get one of these in the viewfinder. Looks like this is a favored tree for this guy. Details in the smaller image look OK but not holding up as well in the larger image.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 5, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Hi Mike,
It's a nice setting and your exposure looks good. The image looks a touch soft to me, probably from handholding at that low shutter speed. You didn't say what camera body you used so I don't know if a higher iso and shutter speed would be possible without bringing in too much more noise.
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Comment posted by Dusty Veideman on July 7, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Hi Mike, you did really well considering the low light and hand held!
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7 commentsPeter
It's always a thrill for me when I can get one of these in the viewfinder. Looks like this is a favored tree for this guy. Details in the smaller image look OK but not holding up as well in the larger image.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.
It's a nice setting and your exposure looks good. The image looks a touch soft to me, probably from handholding at that low shutter speed. You didn't say what camera body you used so I don't know if a higher iso and shutter speed would be possible without bringing in too much more noise.