HI mike - it looks a little soft on my screen - matbe because it is a large crop from the original.
When you post a image include as much info as you can, camera make and model what lens you are using, exposure compensation ETC, helps the really experinced guys to help you if they know as much as possible about what you are doing.
I am only begining here myself, there are lots of links under the resources forum for articles on all sorts of helpful topics. I also beleive ARTS "The art of bird photography II" is invaluable, I have the first book and it is simply stunning.
Keep practising - I shoot every day on the way to work if for nothing more than EXPOSURE practise. Setup your camera so that you have OVER EXPOSURE/HIGHLIGHTS turned on so that you can see on the display if you have any over exposure problems and also use the histogram to check your exposures.
There seems like a lot to learn, but you will get the hang of it really quickly, and so many helpful people here.
Lance
Much better light and it almost is sort of an abstract with is rather cool..Lance made some good points and I agree on the crop.
Cardinals can be hard to get up close to and it is sometimes better to go with the scene than try and crop to full frame..Just a thought.
And to add go out and try almost or impossible images, experiment, mistakes are great teachers and one of the very best ways to learn the limits of your equipment..I'm probably not saying this right:) But I call it 'plinking' just trucking out in the backyard and making images of such mundane things as blades of grass,leaves with different light and exposure..HAVE FUN! And that is the very most important thing!
Last edited by Nonda Surratt; 05-26-2008 at 08:47 AM.
Hey Mike,
I like the close up of your bird in frame. I myself like to fill up as much of the frame with these little guys. You need to provide us with all of the tech details of your pictures so that we can better help you. Your bird is fussy, out of focus. and the head angle is a little off. :cool:
P.S. the branch that cuts your bird in half needs to be cloned out. I know its hard to catch them in a clear background; but with a little bit of patience and paying attention to your backgrounds, you will do much better...looking foward to the next one...:D
Hi Mike Yes the light is much better here !!! Important !!!
I like the fine advice from previous and can add something regarding composition. You want to frame the bird so there is more room in front than behind. Also the position of the eye in frame is important. Ideally should be around one of the intersecting thirds !!! Keep at it and in no time you will see big differences !!!
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