john-henry
Well-known member
mickporter said:I tried the new settings John, and voila had much much better results. Normally I get one reasonable shot out of around ten taken. I generally take a few shots continuously to ensure I get at least one decent pose from the bird. But normally just two or three pictures will be in focus or viewable. Today I have been to Martin Mere just snapping away to improve my techniques, and found with these improved settings almost all my pics were ok. Most were in focus, others will easily be enhanced in Photoshop... the birds still did not pose correctly but at least I had a choice of images that were keepers. Thanks again.....
Bye the way I did test the camera in the P mode but as you suggested the camera chose to focus the surroundings or branches rather than the birds...
One thing I did find useful which now seems obvious was that by turning the icons off the camera screen, it is much easier to fine focus the image on the camera. Sometimes all the clutter gets in the way, so best to switch that off once you are sure your settings are correct. I also found that my shooting into bright lights or water was vastly improved by using the Manual AF Area Mode setting. Actually focusing on the bird rather than the camera taking a general reading improves the birds image, leaving the water or other out of focus.
Thanks again John!
Excellent news Mick, happy shooting.
regards
john