Posted by Andy Astbury on October 2, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Thought I'd put a feeder out this morning just to see how the big Sig copped with BG's at short subject distances; something I've been dreading to be honest, as under normal circumstances I find the bokeh a bit harsh and 'choppy'.
Quite pleasantly surprised to be honest - I wasn't expecting the BG to be as smooth as it is.
Wee birdie was about 18" inside the minimum focus distance - I tried focussing at various points but even at f10 I just hadn't got the DoF, and the little sod wouldn't stay still enough to get a focus stack sequence.
Perhaps it's a bit tight for some too but this isn't a crop!
A touch tight, but that is not a great problem as you have full control there, I do feel that it may be a touch oversharpened, at least on my monitor....
Discussion
5 repliesQuite pleasantly surprised to be honest - I wasn't expecting the BG to be as smooth as it is.
Wee birdie was about 18" inside the minimum focus distance - I tried focussing at various points but even at f10 I just hadn't got the DoF, and the little sod wouldn't stay still enough to get a focus stack sequence.
Perhaps it's a bit tight for some too but this isn't a crop!
Nice to see a juvy Goldie though.
Techs
D2Xs + 300-800mm @ 800mm
1/1000th @ f10
ISO 400
Manual focus
ViewNX + CS3
As ever, thanks for looking
A bit tight, even for me, but looks suitable for adding a touch of canvas if you feel the need.
The beginnings of the red head plumage is a nice touch to the image!!
Alan
Nice shot with great detail - as you have already identified a little tight in the frame!
David
Great to see a juvenile...