Titmouse

[Clyde Hopper]

This one is from a feeder I placed at work .

Camera	Nikon D90
Exposure	0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture	f/9.5
Focal Length	350 mm
ISO Speed	400
Exposure Bias	0 EV

[Raybel Robles]

Hello. I like the pose of the bird and the clean BG. My only problems seems to be that there's a lot blurriness in the photo, maybe due to the low shutter 1/125. You could have maybe open the aperture a bit more and used higher ISO to gain a faster shutter speed. The middle of the branch seems to be the sharpest point on the photo, maybe the focus point was there as well? and a suggestion I will like to me make is that the bird seems to be too low on the frame, you should crop a bit from the open green space on top. Hope my comments helps you out. Keep up the good work.

[Jeannean Ryman]

Clyde, it does look a bit soft and I also would prefer it higher in the frame, but it's a cute pose and especially like the seed in the beak. Nice background too.

[John Goldman]

Nice pose, BG and capture with the seed.
Soft focus, too low in the frame.

[JustinSchnee]

good shot, as said before a little soft, and I think the sharpening may have over compensated. May I ask what lens you used

[Clyde Hopper]

good shot, as said before a little soft, and I think the sharpening may have over compensated. May I ask what lens you used

The lens is the Sigma 150-500 . On a beanbag in my car's window with flash....The Exif says no flash but it's wrong .you can see the tiny dot in the upper eye and I heard it "pop" . I have had a continuous problems with softness ....I am too proud of a person to admit it's my technique (Just kidding ) I am saving my pennies though Soon a D800 . I will admit I have not used a lens align to see it the camera is off ,But ,I did send it in to be checked . They said it was good . (Must be me ) I thought the flash would compensate for low shutter .

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Clyde, the only time that flash can compensate for low shutter speed is when it is the primary light source. Otherwise, anything that is illuminated by the sun, as in this image where flash is used for fill light, is going to be captured at the basic shutter speed. I suspect camera shake or subject movement in this case, as the branch is sharp as noted above. While the bean bag is a good way to hold the camera steady, it is not as stable as a tripod so you have to think along the lines of hand holding and go for higher shutter speeds.