Posted by Paul Inglis on April 23, 2008 at 5:25 AM
The techs are;
Body: Nikon D2Xs
Lens: Nikon 600mm f/4DED-IF AF-S II Nikkor
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Comp: -0.7 EV
AF Mode: AF-C
Sensitivity: ISO 400
White Balance: Cloudy
Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f7.1
Focal Length: 600mm
Tripod: Gitzo G1548 & Levelling Base
Head: Wimberley Gimbal V2
Minimum processing with Lightroom and Photoshop (80% of Full Frame).
Comments & Critique welcome!
Hi Everyone,
I have finally given up waiting for Nikon to deliver some of their new VR Telephoto Lenses to the UK! therefore I opted to purchase one of the last few remaining Nikon 600mm f/4DED-IF AF-S II Nikkor! Some good bargains are to be had if you haggle. I received it late yesterday and couldn’t resist in giving it a try out in the garden. I managed to capture this lovely little Blue Tit!
Happy shooting,
Posted by John Chapman on April 23, 2008 at 5:36 AM
Well caught Paul nice comp.
John
Posted by David Taylor on April 23, 2008 at 6:55 AM
Excellent. I like the way the BG colours match the colours of the BT.
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 23, 2008 at 7:04 AM
Nice comp and backlight Paul
Posted by John Robinson on April 23, 2008 at 7:10 AM
I could photograph these all day.
Nice shot.
I know its back lit but I reckon the bird would benefit from "beefing" up a tiny bit.
Mind you it could be me and my monitor on a sunny day ! Not used to it !
Cheers
John
Nice with a nice comp, I do feel however that you can get more from the RAW file, I would push the cheek whites even further without worrying about the rim lighting as you are bound to lose detail there, also I think the black point could do with a touch of adjustment....
Discussion
14 repliesBody: Nikon D2Xs
Lens: Nikon 600mm f/4DED-IF AF-S II Nikkor
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Comp: -0.7 EV
AF Mode: AF-C
Sensitivity: ISO 400
White Balance: Cloudy
Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f7.1
Focal Length: 600mm
Tripod: Gitzo G1548 & Levelling Base
Head: Wimberley Gimbal V2
Minimum processing with Lightroom and Photoshop (80% of Full Frame).
Comments & Critique welcome!
Hi Everyone,
I have finally given up waiting for Nikon to deliver some of their new VR Telephoto Lenses to the UK! therefore I opted to purchase one of the last few remaining Nikon 600mm f/4DED-IF AF-S II Nikkor! Some good bargains are to be had if you haggle. I received it late yesterday and couldn’t resist in giving it a try out in the garden. I managed to capture this lovely little Blue Tit!
Happy shooting,
John
Nice shot.
I know its back lit but I reckon the bird would benefit from "beefing" up a tiny bit.
Mind you it could be me and my monitor on a sunny day ! Not used to it !
Cheers
John
Nice shot, although I agree with John, colours need a bit more oomph!
Regards
Rob
That looks better.
Regards
Rob
Dave
Repost works for me. Nicely composed.
Best regards,
Austin
Nice with a nice comp, I do feel however that you can get more from the RAW file, I would push the cheek whites even further without worrying about the rim lighting as you are bound to lose detail there, also I think the black point could do with a touch of adjustment....
It is a really nice shot though...