It's always nice to get Kingfisher's in the viewfinder. A few things I can think of about improving the image (for me anyway). Is your hide able to move to a position where yopu could put up a perch? it's just that I find this current position "busy" and there's alot to take your eye off of the subject. Also I would try a more rectangular crop. I would go in at the bottom to where the OOF green leaves are and from the top take off to below where the (string??) is caught up in the branch.
you've not stated your aperture but f5.6/7.1 to blur the BG would be good.
The processing looks OK with the Kingfishers having good bright colours.
Keep at it and try to be aware of what's in the Background and elsewhere in the viewfinder before you hit the shutter. I'm sure you will be posting a stonker before long.
This is great as I have never had the opertunity to see more than one bird at a time. It really does change your nature watching and enjoyment carrying a camera with you. The enjoyment comes with a caveat after hour in a cramped hide with nothing to show though ).
Rob (the other one) has summed it up with the crop suggestion and possibility of placing a more photogenic perch.
Rob hit the nail with his crop suggestion - and for my twopen'orth, try to keep your crops proportional to your frame size as a lot of folk find square or square-ish pictures awkward to view.
Keep up the goodly works and keep posting - looking forward to seeing many more
Posted by John Chapman on June 8, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Hi Peter welcome to the forum and the other folkes have given you good advice.
John
Aberdeen
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300mm Sigma Lense sat in a make shift camo hide.
Was sat in a hide for a few hours waiting and listening for the little guys to come by. After a few hours i was lucky enough to watch him fishing to!!
Im quite new to the photography scene. I am big into wildlife but after a bad sports injury i decided to combine my nature with a camera.
Any comments would be much appreciated.
Thank you
Pete.
A warm welcome to the forum
It's always nice to get Kingfisher's in the viewfinder. A few things I can think of about improving the image (for me anyway). Is your hide able to move to a position where yopu could put up a perch? it's just that I find this current position "busy" and there's alot to take your eye off of the subject. Also I would try a more rectangular crop. I would go in at the bottom to where the OOF green leaves are and from the top take off to below where the (string??) is caught up in the branch.
you've not stated your aperture but f5.6/7.1 to blur the BG would be good.
The processing looks OK with the Kingfishers having good bright colours.
Keep at it and try to be aware of what's in the Background and elsewhere in the viewfinder before you hit the shutter. I'm sure you will be posting a stonker before long.
Regards
Rob
This is great as I have never had the opertunity to see more than one bird at a time. It really does change your nature watching and enjoyment carrying a camera with you. The enjoyment comes with a caveat after hour in a cramped hide with nothing to show though
Rob (the other one) has summed it up with the crop suggestion and possibility of placing a more photogenic perch.
Good luck.
Rob
Rob hit the nail with his crop suggestion - and for my twopen'orth, try to keep your crops proportional to your frame size as a lot of folk find square or square-ish pictures awkward to view.
Keep up the goodly works and keep posting - looking forward to seeing many more
John
Aberdeen