GREENGRASS Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 GSWP close up and personal. This little beauty nearly landed on the end of the lens. The light was poor, however I think it was worth it. I had been waiting around for about an hour and half in a secluded area I had been feeding up for some time. Fully camouflaged from head to toe leaning against an old tree until the inclement weather had ceased. Then the wildlife came from every direction as the clouds blew over. Regards GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 GSWP same bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlander Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 fantastic picture, well done mate lowlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz2381 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Top Picture buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Nice picture, the 2nd one is much sharper/better. I looked at the Exif data and your shutter speed is a bit slow (the reason the first one is blurred) The general rule of thumb is that your shutter speed needs to be equal to focal length. So this was shot at 330mm, so 1/320th of a second would be the most suitable shutter speed. For this reason it may be worth shooting TV and monitoring aperture instead of AV. However ive never got bird shots this good, so im just making recommendations based on other areas. I dont know what you do or where you go to get these fantastic photo opportunities but your getting some cracking shots. Keep up the good work mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hi Nick I attempted to get the shots in TV however the light kept changing primarily to darkness and I decided to run with AV. I agree with you regarding the sharpness of No2. In general I normally take all bird shots in TV mode F8 1/400 iso 400 is my preferred setting. With the big white lens. AV seemed to deal with the erratic light changes more adequately. I have noted your advice and will try it when I'm out and about again. I still have some of your previous advice printed out and kept within my camera bag for reference. Kindest regards GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hi Nick I attempted to get the shots in TV however the light kept changing primarily to darkness and I decided to run with AV. I agree with you regarding the sharpness of No2. In general I normally take all bird shots in TV mode F8 1/400 iso 400 is my preferred setting. With the big white lens. AV seemed to deal with the erratic light changes more adequately. I have noted your advice and will try it when I'm out and about again. I still have some of your previous advice printed out and kept within my camera bag for reference. Kindest regards GG Its no problem mate, i love looking at your photos, i wish i had the oppertunities to shoot some of the wildlife you seem to have access to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Cracking pics again thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Its no problem mate, i love looking at your photos, i wish i had the oppertunities to shoot some of the wildlife you seem to have access to. Hi Nick I live in a smallish village in Staffordshire and the wildlife are all within walking distance you just have to locate them and be patient. I work in Birmingham City Centre and I can honestly state the best thing about my job is the drive home. I do occasionally come across wildlife in Birmingham but not worthy of photographing as I would most likely have my gear stolen. I did a lot of shooting and working of Springer Spaniels for about 25yrs so when I was younger. A little field craft has been accumulated which does help with the photography. Just got to master the technique of photography now Regards GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometa24/7 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 good work again 'GREENGRASS' thanks for shareing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger.22cal Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 great pics mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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