First shot! (1 Viewer)

Ashley beolens

Breeding the next generation of birders.

• Aug 16, 2005

• #1

This is my first attempt with my new SLR set up.

Canon EOS 20D, 100-400 IS lens.

Had the setup on Av (apature priority) ISO 100. Hand held at 400 zoom.

Be gental, but how should my settings have been (unfortunatly not much choice in photo matter, theres not much where I live, so had to shoot looking up).

Saved at a low setting and reduced in size to 800 x 533 (anyone tell me why I get an extra pixel in hieght with this camers, e.g 600 x 401?)

 

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Mabel

Dance the ghost with me

• Aug 17, 2005

• #2

Fair play, Ashley. My first shots didna produce the bird in question that clearly.

 

psilo

Well-known member

• Aug 30, 2005

• #3

Nicely exposed, excellent focus and you can see the eye. I dont know how much you have cropped it in. I know you reduced it but did you crop it too. I think its an excellent first shot, well done.

 

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JonB

Well-known member

• Sep 26, 2005

• #4

You'll get a big jump in sharpness with the 100-400 if you stop it down to F8. Pretty much all the recent shots in my gallery (http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4265) were taken at F8 with the same equipment as yours. It makes a big difference over F5.6.

 

psilo

Well-known member

• Sep 27, 2005

• #5

I agree with you Jon b though it does depend upon how far away the bird is and how far the bird is from its background. I find that birds photographed at a distance like this one or birds on water or on grass often benefit from using a high f number for better sharpness. However where the bird is closer and is distanced from its background (say perched on a stump for eg) it is better to use a low f number like 5.6 in order to get a lovely blurred background.