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To bin or not to bin?

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Posted by Kim Connolly on October 13, 2008 at 7:09 AM
To bin or not to bin?
I never find it easy taking Coal Tits - even when stationary. This one shot past my window - and was taken through glass. Sadly the background isn't very beautiful!!

C & C welcome
Canon 40d+400mm f5.6
ISO 600 1/1200
Ap Priority
f 6
Evaluative
EV - 0.7
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 13, 2008 at 7:15 AM
Keep it until you get a better one :toast:


Ian
Posted by Jeroen Stel on October 13, 2008 at 7:42 AM
Partially agree with IAn allthough i think that the bin should be your best friend in order to improve your photography..
This way it makes you think better about backgrounds, Light, DOF etc etc..

keep trying and one day you will get the shot you have in mind!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Ian Mason on October 13, 2008 at 8:21 AM
Great effort! Getting one of these in flight is certainly very difficult - I suspect most people would end up with a picture of the background only. I suspect you would need a lot more light to increase the shutter speed even further. So I would keep it to compare with the next one you take - one day everything will come together.
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 13, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Thanks - I feel it is one that perhaps shouldn't have been posted but it brings advice with it. I was able to take one bit of advice given at an earlier date in that I have added to the flight direction!! In the original frame the bill was just inside the RH edge!! :smile: :wavey:
Posted by john macpherson on October 13, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Dont be afraid to post shots like this. It where we ALL started and the good thing about images like this is they elicit some really good information as well as giving 'lurkers' an insight into the ability of other posters. It was a brave post, not to be regretted and worth doing. I'd echo the previous comments - keep it until you improve on it - think about backgrounds, shutter speeds etc. Getting one in the frame is a really really good start!
Posted by keith mitchell on October 13, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Hi Kim.
Keep it to compare,good effort.

Cheers Keith.
Posted by John Robinson on October 13, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Not far off Kim, & I agree with whats been said already.
John
Posted by Colin Pickett on October 13, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Hi Kim
I always keep images I'm not sure of as reminders to try get a better one, but your not far off considering it's a tuff subject to capture.
My hard drives full of them :biggrin:

Regards
Posted by Magnus Hird on October 13, 2008 at 7:08 PM
Thanks for this Kim, as others have said it brings advice that helps us all. Only suggestion I can think of would be to try upping the ISO, yes you'll get more noise, but I'm impressed with how little there was compared to what I expected at ISO1600 and a black BG so if this gives you more room with the shutter speed its worth a go :smile:

You've got a better result than I managed trying to catch bee-eaters landing on a perch!