Posted by Paul Gibbs on February 24, 2007 at 11:46 AM
D200 Sigma 500mm @ f5 ISO 800 1/125s Ergorest and muddy knees
Found my first water voles, i was ecstatic, shame the weather wouldn't help me a little with some better light.
Posted by Richard Tynan on February 24, 2007 at 11:50 AM
I'm sure you were pleased to find them.
The light might have been poor but this looks pretty good to me.
I think it could do with a bit more sharpening, but I really like the colours of the vole and the muted colour in the water makes him stand out well.
Nice one.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on February 24, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Well done Paul-Keep at it and look forward to more
Posted by Rene de Heer on February 24, 2007 at 11:54 AM
Excellent first try, light seem, as said, not too bad but the image could be a bit sharper,
Rene de Heer
Posted by Paul Gibbs on February 24, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Hmm the lack of sharpness maybe due to the fact my website is resizing it on the fly to keep it within the 720 pixel limit. Looks like its at 24% size.
You should have said your name to the guy wearing the grey fleece, jeans with the binos (with his wife) - you would have got a bit more information
Posted by Paul Gibbs on February 24, 2007 at 2:27 PM
i'll drop my name more often in the future
I'll drop you a PM, as i'm puzzled by a few things about them...
Posted by Rob Howard on February 24, 2007 at 3:56 PM
Hi Paul,
The sharpness has been mentioned, I think if it is possible that a lower view point would be better. You are lucky to have found these little critters as I have not seen any on the local waterways where I live. I look forward to seeing more image's in the future
Regards
Rob
Posted by Jim Greenfield on February 25, 2007 at 4:11 AM
Light looks good to me but I see what others mean about a bit more USM. Nice shot
Posted by Phil Shaw on February 25, 2007 at 7:46 AM
You were obviously pushing the limits of the available light here, but you need to be shooting with a minimum shutter speed of 1/320s to have a chance of getting a sharp image in my experience. Better light next time, eh?
Posted by Alan Bryant on February 25, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Abit more USM as said.But its still a cracking shot
Nice first try at these adorable creatures, Like Phil Shaw I think the sofness is caused by a little motion blur, you really do need to have as high a shutter speed as possible for things moving on water, (I do not believe that USM can bring back sharpness) I realise you were at the max possible, so look forward to more in better light...
Posted by Nick Railton on February 27, 2007 at 5:14 PM
Paul,
Very nice pic Paul, anyway about the Kenko Tube Set it seems you did not get my email, please can you ring me to discuss purchase,
The subject movement has unfortunately taken the edge off of the sharpness,which is a shame,but hopefully this will be the first of many future encounters to come.
Discussion
13 repliesFound my first water voles, i was ecstatic, shame the weather wouldn't help me a little with some better light.
The light might have been poor but this looks pretty good to me.
I think it could do with a bit more sharpening, but I really like the colours of the vole and the muted colour in the water makes him stand out well.
Nice one.
Rene de Heer
Forgot to mention cropped to 4/3
I'll drop you a PM, as i'm puzzled by a few things about them...
The sharpness has been mentioned, I think if it is possible that a lower view point would be better. You are lucky to have found these little critters as I have not seen any on the local waterways where I live. I look forward to seeing more image's in the future
Regards
Rob
Very nice pic Paul, anyway about the Kenko Tube Set it seems you did not get my email, please can you ring me to discuss purchase,
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Nick