sigma 170-500mm and wildlife shots (1 Viewer)

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ruffdog64

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• Oct 24, 2011

• #1

I use my sigma 170-500 with my canon 1000d and to be honest i`m not getting as close as i`d like with my shots , i see others using 400mm lens and they have closer results can anyone explain what i could be doing wrong?
here`s an example

unknown wader by ruffdog64, on Flickr

 

scary-canary

Canaries forever... and i'm not always scary, some

• Oct 24, 2011

• #2

ruffdog64 said:

I use my sigma 170-500 with my canon 1000d and to be honest i`m not getting as close as i`d like with my shots , i see others using 400mm lens and they have closer results can anyone explain what i could be doing wrong?
here`s an example

unknown wader by ruffdog64, on Flickr

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How much closer do you want to be? Seems close enough to me! and it's a green sandpiper I think.

 

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Oct 24, 2011

• #3

Most of the shots you see are cropped to some extent.
Attached is a extreme example of the full frame as recorded in Camera and the finished web shot after cropping during processing.
I am guessing that you are not cropping at all!

 

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ruffdog64

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• Oct 24, 2011

• #4

Cropping is something i`ve never got round to, and don`t know how to do either, hints and tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Oct 24, 2011

• #5

ruffdog64 said:

Cropping is something i`ve never got round to, and don`t know how to do either, hints and tips would be greatly appreciated.

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Depends on the software you are using to process your images but just about all software would give you a cropping option I would have thought.
Try goggling 'Cropping an image' or something like that as there are bound to be some basic beginner tuitions sites out there. With digital imaging processing plays a large part and it is something we all have to learn.

EDIT: I just tried typing in 'Cropping an image' and there zillions of sites offering you advice on the subject.

 

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ruffdog64

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• Oct 24, 2011

• #6

I`ve just reloaded my photoshop elements 9 and it`s on there ,:t: