Posted by John W. Wall on January 3, 2007 at 12:41 AM
Okay, not much of a shot by NPN standards, but I was stoked when I saw the slide and realized I had a half-decent capture. I got off two frames, and there's no bird at all in the other one.
You all know how these guys love the dark forest and stay close to the ground, hopping about in search of bugs to eat. I did a Google Image search on this guy and found all these beautiful, clear, well-lit shots. How the $#&@ do they DO that?
Anyway, this was my usual wildlife set-up, Nikon F100 w/ Provia 400F, a 300/4 with 1.7X, tripod, and SB-600 flash with an extender. Cropped quite a bit.
I like this. It's nice to see an avian image on CANP! I think if you burned down the twigs directly behind the birdie's head, it would stand out better. The bird looks pretty sharp. Nest shot!
"...all these beautiful, clear, well-lit shots. How the $#&@ do they DO that?"
Hop over to NPN's Avian forum, post this image and ask for help.
-PB
Posted by Dan Truong on January 6, 2007 at 4:23 AM
I agree with John: personally don't like the shot that much though the angle is interresting: the bird looks like a cutout on top of aflat background, most likely from a flash, and the short DOF. Or maybe it's not that the problem, on second look: The feathers on the neck look blurry which may be why I find something's unnatural in the shot.
Still a very good photo to bag with an elusive critter. I am amased at some bird photos, how they look so good and sharp with the background totally gone from the focus blur, I wish I knew how to do that... Well maybe what I'm missing is a lot of patience and the will to spend big $ on heavy glass to lug around.
i remember trying to take some bluejays and giving up. Those guys refuse to stand in the same spot more than 3/4 of a second.
Posted by Richard Wong on January 7, 2007 at 1:59 AM
Nice closeup. The flash seems a bit hot, but I guess there's not much you could have done since there doesn't seem to be a lot of ambient light.
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3 repliesYou all know how these guys love the dark forest and stay close to the ground, hopping about in search of bugs to eat. I did a Google Image search on this guy and found all these beautiful, clear, well-lit shots. How the $#&@ do they DO that?
Anyway, this was my usual wildlife set-up, Nikon F100 w/ Provia 400F, a 300/4 with 1.7X, tripod, and SB-600 flash with an extender. Cropped quite a bit.
I like this. It's nice to see an avian image on CANP! I think if you burned down the twigs directly behind the birdie's head, it would stand out better. The bird looks pretty sharp. Nest shot!
"...all these beautiful, clear, well-lit shots. How the $#&@ do they DO that?"
Hop over to NPN's Avian forum, post this image and ask for help.
-PB
Still a very good photo to bag with an elusive critter. I am amased at some bird photos, how they look so good and sharp with the background totally gone from the focus blur, I wish I knew how to do that... Well maybe what I'm missing is a lot of patience and the will to spend big $ on heavy glass to lug around.
i remember trying to take some bluejays and giving up. Those guys refuse to stand in the same spot more than 3/4 of a second.