Posted by Paul Ashton on October 31, 2007 at 4:28 PM
Another shot taken this weekend with the revised settings.
Can someone confirm this a juv. Great Black Backed.
Is this image sharp and am I cropping to heavily?
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 31, 2007 at 4:57 PM
Crop looks ok comp-wise Paul but the image looks a tad dark and a tad low in contrast too
I'd have to agree with your id, but I do get confussed a bit with gull phases and species at times so I couldn't say for def - someone will put us right if we are wrong
Posted by Phil Shaw on November 1, 2007 at 4:27 AM
Paul, this is a Herring Gull. The composition is fine. Can't say anything about the crop as the origin frame is not shown, though I would be waiting until the bird was this sort of size in the viewfinder before shooting. I don't think the image is sharp. If you post some camera settings - shutter speed, apperture and ISO as a minimum, it would help in assessing whether the sharpness issue is a result of camera settings used, shooting technique, or maybe camera AF problems. These images are similar to those I get from my 1D3 using AI Servo AF in terms of sharpness; they look OK as a thumbnail, but are not sharp at full resolution.
Posted by Paul Ashton on November 1, 2007 at 4:18 PM
Some shadow/highlight adjustments in PS
iso 400 1/2000 @ f10 500mm +1.4tc
Focus assist on. Lost focus reaction high. Focus search on.
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3 repliesCan someone confirm this a juv. Great Black Backed.
Is this image sharp and am I cropping to heavily?
I'd have to agree with your id, but I do get confussed a bit with gull phases and species at times so I couldn't say for def - someone will put us right if we are wrong
iso 400 1/2000 @ f10 500mm +1.4tc
Focus assist on. Lost focus reaction high. Focus search on.