Posted by Ian Mason on November 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM
1D Mk IV, 600mm x1.4, 1/100s, f5.6, iso 800.
Apologies for lack of contribution recently - I've been tied up with charity exhibitions and I really have nothing new. However, I've just set up a new pond and hide in my garden, which is still experimental. Inevitably, this chap was keen to find out what was going on!
Hello Ian, a very nice image and the nits have been covered. Can I ask why you chose to use a 1.4 converter on your 600mm lens? As this is at a controlled site and so presumably the lens to subject distance can be pre-arranged, would not the 600mm on it's own have been sufficient to give the lovely diffuse fore and backgrounds you like so much and still give you a bit more depth on the robin?
Posted by Ian Mason on November 15, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Thanks all!
Robert
Can I ask why you chose to use a 1.4 converter on your 600mm lens? As this is at a controlled site and so presumably the lens to subject distance can be pre-arranged, would not the 600mm on it's own have been sufficient to give the lovely diffuse fore and backgrounds you like so much and still give you a bit more depth on the robin?
Valid question! Partly because birds of different size come to the pool (hopefully!) and 600 is fine for, say, starlings. I did use the 600 without TC and it gives a less diffuse reflection due to the greater DOF you mention. This is down to personal preference. You're absolutely right of course - I could move the pool a bit closer to the hide and use a 300 lens, but that changes the perspective completely, altering the background too. My main concern is how to handle the back edge - what you see here wasn't the intention. I need to lose the visible pond liner by keeping the water trickling over the back and get the bird to perch on the edge. It's all new (to me at least, not to many others!) and I'll play around over the winter.
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10 repliesApologies for lack of contribution recently - I've been tied up with charity exhibitions and I really have nothing new. However, I've just set up a new pond and hide in my garden, which is still experimental. Inevitably, this chap was keen to find out what was going on!
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Its sharp where it needs to be, but not sure if the oof legs detract.
Ian
Regards,
Paul Rosser.
Keith.
Robert
Valid question! Partly because birds of different size come to the pool (hopefully!) and 600 is fine for, say, starlings. I did use the 600 without TC and it gives a less diffuse reflection due to the greater DOF you mention. This is down to personal preference. You're absolutely right of course - I could move the pool a bit closer to the hide and use a 300 lens, but that changes the perspective completely, altering the background too. My main concern is how to handle the back edge - what you see here wasn't the intention. I need to lose the visible pond liner by keeping the water trickling over the back and get the bird to perch on the edge. It's all new (to me at least, not to many others!) and I'll play around over the winter.