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Nuthatch

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 3, 2007 at 12:03 PM
Nuthatch
One from today.

Phillip.

D300 sigma 500f4.5hsm 1/400@f5.6 iso400.

PP In Capture NX & CS2.


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Posted by Brian McGeough on December 3, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Lovely image, colours and sharpness look spot on :toast: :toast:

Cheers
Brian
Posted by Dave Sewell on December 3, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Can't fault it - fabulous image.
Dave
Posted by Craig Churchill on December 3, 2007 at 12:32 PM
A beautiful shot of a nuthatch....enough said!


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Ian Hardy on December 3, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Hi Philip,

Great Image.
Posted by Edwin kats on December 3, 2007 at 2:43 PM
Nice one :toast: The first on UKNP taken with the D300. Beautiful detail and sharp as it should be. Well done.
When the rain stops over here I will test the D300 myself. What's your opinion about the high iso? Have you tried the iso 800 outside?

Edwin Kats
Posted by Andy Astbury on December 3, 2007 at 2:43 PM
It's all been said - lovely shot Phillip :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 3, 2007 at 3:34 PM
Well executed and a great example of a Nuthatch :toast:

Steve
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 3, 2007 at 3:51 PM
Hi Edwin is the first nikon body I've ever owned where you can set your default settings in camera and use the JPEG straightaway with no other processing right up to ISO 3200 I was using ISO 1600 quite a lot today and the detail is amazing what I have found is if you leave the in camera noise reduction on its lowest setting it doesn't seem to destroy the detail.

Phillip.

Blackbird sigma 500f4.5 hsm 1/20@f5.6 iso1600



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Posted by Edwin kats on December 3, 2007 at 4:09 PM
Is that Blackbird taken with iso 1600? :eek: Amazing if you did. I also have the NR set to low but didn't have a chance to test it properly. Great shot. Did you use the MB-D10? I just love the sound of 8 shots per second :biggrin:

Edwin Kats
Posted by Paul Gibbs on December 3, 2007 at 4:57 PM
Fantastic Phillip, looks like your having fun with your new toy :)
Posted by Paul King on December 3, 2007 at 5:18 PM
Fantastic images phillip,
How is the AF on flight, with 51 points I am expecting a very quick lock!!

Paul King
Posted by Elliott Neep on December 4, 2007 at 6:16 AM
Nice one Phil :wavey:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 4, 2007 at 6:52 PM
Hi Paul I actually prefer the 21point the 51 point 3D is supposed to be very good but I haven't really tried it yet the autofocus is definitely faster and more accurate than the d2x.

Phillip.

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Posted by Graeme Lee on December 4, 2007 at 7:39 PM
Great Nuthatch image. Can't fault at all :toast:
Posted by PhilH on December 5, 2007 at 5:25 AM
Very Nice... just wish for slightly more DoF, but sharp where it matters

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Posted by Mark Sisson on December 6, 2007 at 5:19 AM
Classic Nuthatch pic - and always fun to have a new toy to play with too isn't it? :wink:

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Mark