Gallery: WildlifePosted January 18, 2017121 views3 comments
Ground Squirrels in Saguaro National Park, Az.
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Comment posted by Max Waugh on January 19, 2017 at 10:07 AM
Gerald, welcome to the site. If this hasn't been mentioned already, it is helpful to us if you list your camera equipment and settings so that folks here have a better idea of how you got the shot... and potentially how you can improve upon it.
Even though you weren't at eye level, shooting from above certainly helped you capture all three of these cuties in the same frame. It's a nice arrangement, with some good light (those big eyes stand out nicely against the bright golden and brown tones). Unfortunately, you didn't appear to have enough depth of field to get all three faces sharp. This is a case when one might suggest stopping down even more, but without seeing your aperture setting it's hard to say if that would have been possible.
Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 19, 2017 at 11:09 AM
3 cuties! The back one seems where your focus was, so the front 2 are a little fuzzy.
Not sur what your F-stop was, but you probably needed at least an F16 to try to get them all in focus.
Then, since they rarely hold still for a camera, a compensation of a higher ISO to speed the "film". might have done the trick.
Some nice work!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 20, 2017 at 11:25 PM
Welcome to NPN wildlife! Great suggestions already offered by Max and Sandy, so I will not repeat.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
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3 commentsEven though you weren't at eye level, shooting from above certainly helped you capture all three of these cuties in the same frame. It's a nice arrangement, with some good light (those big eyes stand out nicely against the bright golden and brown tones). Unfortunately, you didn't appear to have enough depth of field to get all three faces sharp. This is a case when one might suggest stopping down even more, but without seeing your aperture setting it's hard to say if that would have been possible.
Max
Not sur what your F-stop was, but you probably needed at least an F16 to try to get them all in focus.
Then, since they rarely hold still for a camera, a compensation of a higher ISO to speed the "film". might have done the trick.
Some nice work!
Sandy