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Invasion

by Nishand Venugopal

Gallery: AvianPosted January 29, 2017129 views3 comments
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D3200
Focal Length: 500 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: f/20
ISO: 3200


Focus- Dynamic
Lens- Sigma DG 150- 500
Handheld

This purple swamphen was roaming peacefully till the dove came to claim its seat and drove it away... Need advice how to get an image clearly if this is covered with some many objects in the foreground like this...

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 30, 2017 at 9:58 AM
You asked how to get an image clearly if it is covered with many objects:  The simple answer is you can't.  You need to position yourself in a better location to get a clean image.  Images where the subject is largely obscured by distracting elements usually don't work.  In this case, the out of focus branches, weeds, etc. in the foreground just don't work.  Think like a painter... If you were painting this scene, would you add the out of focus stuff in the foreground to make the image more appealing?  If not, then you need to move to a different location.  
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 30, 2017 at 11:16 AM
Nishand, I would offer the following suggestions in addition to Keith's comments. Your ISO of 3200 is very high for a fairly well lit scene. Perhaps ISO 400 would be more appropriate. Also, the f20 aperture is very small to allow enough light to get a fast shutter speed unless you have the high ISO setting, so you might want to open the aperture to f5.6-f8 at the highest for this type of setting. You really can't clear obstructions that are blocking the view enough to make a pleasing shot though.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 30, 2017 at 7:23 PM
Hi Nishand,

For starters, set your iso to 800 and your aperture to F7.  Start from there.  Now you have to get the subject in front of the lens without anything in the way.  There is no way to remove grass like this after the photo is taken.  I'm glad to see though that you got the posting part figured out.  Once you get this figured out I'm sure that you will get good quickly.  Just a few basics need to be addressed.   Maybe try some easier subjects to start.  I would like to see you repost some of the photos from before too.
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments