Reed Bunting

Hello.

From this evening.

Canon 350D ; 400 F5.6 L ; Kenko Pro300 DG 1.4 tc

Exif

Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 800
Lens: 400.0 mm
Focal length: 400.0mm
AF mode: AI Focus AF
Image quality: Fine
White balance: Auto
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal

A very enjoyable pose, like it loads. Shutter speed seems a little OTT, at high ISO you loose colour and dynamic range so I would be happy to come down a stop or three for more colour.
Good one though.



Tim

Yes, agree with Tim that the techs could be better but a very nice image. Very nice perch. Might be inclined to crop an inch off the bottom?

Graeme

Thanks.

You're quite right. I had the ISO up as I was using the TC and the cloud cover was changing. I didn't want to lose a shot thru blur.

Regards

HI Antony

A good image, nice pose and good light.

I would also suggest cropping an inch from the bottom of the frame.

ISO 800 on the 20D (and I guess the 350D) is not too bad especially when you use a noise reduction tool on it such as NeatImage. Generally though I tend to stick at 400 or 200 unless really up against it. But I know what you mean, when lighting conditions are changing constantly it is often best to err on the side of caution. Better to have a sharp ISO 800 shot than a blurred ISO 400 shot.

cheers

Sean

I like the over-the-shoulder pose, the background, and the diagonal of the perch. I find the OOF stems at the bottom a bit distracting, so would favour a crop or clone to remove them.