Posted by Ian Mason on January 22, 2009 at 5:22 PM
1D2n, 600mm f4 is x1.4, 1/320s, f5.6, iso 640
Something completely new to me. The truth is I was hoping a bird would land, but on this day of superb frost, I could see the appeal in shooting subjects other than birds. I'd like to hear how I might do this differently in the unlikely event of similar conditions.
Re “I'd like to hear how I might do this differently”. Basically if it looks right, it invariably is, and this is more than just right, its great.
What to do differently in the future, well, all I can say is, in your minds eye think of your target market, front cover, net whatever, and just compose accordingly. Then cover as many options as you can think of, including a single teasel with an imaginary bird on it.
Posted by John Robinson on January 22, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Hi Ian
Great compositional structure/ arrangement etc, but the whole shot seems a little soft to me.
If you want birds on it you need less number of teasel heads and even then it may not work. They have to be on the "in run " to a feeder or something like that.
I certainly wouldn't think cover shots etc - too many folks at it. And they aint succeeding !!!
Forget selling- enjoy photography.
Cheers
John
Posted by Phil Shaw on January 23, 2009 at 5:44 AM
To make this shot work, in my opinion, all of the teasel heads have to be sharp, and the background needs to be out of focus. I don't think it is possible to do this in one shot with any lens. You would need therefore to lock the camera in position and make a series of images focusing on each head in turn and then blend the images together in Photoshop.
I'm not sure how far away from the teasels you were when you took this shot, but at f5.6, I don't think you are shooting with sufficient depth of field for your intended target (bird on teasel). When using the 600 + 1.4x, you should be stopping down to f7.1 or f8 anyway as this combination is soft at maximum aperture.
Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 23, 2009 at 11:09 AM
I like the composition and winter feel this has but the teasels might be a tad sharper.
Discussion
4 repliesSomething completely new to me. The truth is I was hoping a bird would land, but on this day of superb frost, I could see the appeal in shooting subjects other than birds. I'd like to hear how I might do this differently in the unlikely event of similar conditions.
What to do differently in the future, well, all I can say is, in your minds eye think of your target market, front cover, net whatever, and just compose accordingly. Then cover as many options as you can think of, including a single teasel with an imaginary bird on it.
Great compositional structure/ arrangement etc, but the whole shot seems a little soft to me.
If you want birds on it you need less number of teasel heads and even then it may not work. They have to be on the "in run " to a feeder or something like that.
I certainly wouldn't think cover shots etc - too many folks at it. And they aint succeeding !!!
Forget selling- enjoy photography.
Cheers
John
I'm not sure how far away from the teasels you were when you took this shot, but at f5.6, I don't think you are shooting with sufficient depth of field for your intended target (bird on teasel). When using the 600 + 1.4x, you should be stopping down to f7.1 or f8 anyway as this combination is soft at maximum aperture.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel