Nightingale

Discussion

5 replies

Posted by Mark Green on May 6, 2008 at 4:09 PM

hi took this on Monday at Rutland water from the swan hide.
this guy was very hard to spot. but you couldn't miss that song.

wish i had my teleconverter , he always hid in fairly dense trees.
so this is quite a heavy crop. I am still quite pleased though.

taken with
D300
200-400VR@400mm
ISO400
F11, at 1/200th

Cheers
Mark

Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 6, 2008 at 4:20 PM

Congrats Mark, I've never even seen one.

Posted by Dennis Alden on May 6, 2008 at 4:43 PM

Well done - heard them and seen fleeting glances - but nver been in a position to get a pic. I think you have done very well.

dennis

Posted by Paul Inglis on May 7, 2008 at 5:42 PM

Hi Mark,

For a heavy crop, you manage to retain a good amount of detail! But why f/11 - I'm curious! Not a nit, just imterested! Lovely environmential image!

Posted by Mark Green on May 8, 2008 at 2:30 AM

Hi Paul
I always try to keep my aperture mid range, from what i have read most lenses perform better and have a higher IQ / in and around midrange F stops. obviously you can only do this depending on shooting conditions / light permitting. I could be completely wrong LOL..!!! i think i read this on dpreview and photozone.de where they review lenses.
Cheers
Mark

Posted by Paul Inglis on May 8, 2008 at 8:15 AM

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the taking the time to answer! I have read similar things in books, magazines and on the web.