Capturing a British Stonechat on film is always worth a pat on the back. But there is a but. The image does look soft so maybe you've cropped it too much, but this could be one example when the rule of thirds doesn't work. Maybe because it's in a square crop?
However, one thing suggests to me that you were actually close and that this isn't a large crop is the shallow depth of field. To get the legs in focus at close distance you really to be at F8 or more. With more distance, F6.3 should have been ok. Maybe the confusion arises because there is some manipulation going on here such as clever sharpening of a soft image?
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2 repliesHowever, one thing suggests to me that you were actually close and that this isn't a large crop is the shallow depth of field. To get the legs in focus at close distance you really to be at F8 or more. With more distance, F6.3 should have been ok. Maybe the confusion arises because there is some manipulation going on here such as clever sharpening of a soft image?
Dave
Forest of Dean, UK