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I love this, it just begs for a caption! Something like the two on the right are saying, "You did WHAT!?!?"
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Very nice, Glennie! One bird in focus is great, two birds in focus is excellent, three birds? That is an achievement; especially at f/6.3! I really like the perch and the way it enters the frame. Excellent work, Glennie.
You mention a few good points on how to improve the photos. I agree that the separation of the two lorikeets on the right could use a little more work. At this point the right most bird's beak is in the shadows and only partially cut by the middle bird. I am thinking out loud here, but how about the light direction, Glennie? Not that it is bad right now, but maybe a softer light would work better. Of course you can't tell the bird to pose only when the light is good.
Now, I have a question of my own, Glennie and you might not have the answer for it. This is just the engineer in me speaking but I am wondering if the perch is "perfectly" parallel to the sensor plane. The reason I am asking is because I saw sharp perch on the left and smudgy perch on the right. This is also evident in the right bird's feet. Of course, without looking at the 100% crop, it's harder to see this on the right bird's feather. Now you mention that this is a big crop, so this might just be all in my head, but I am wondering if there is lens imperfection like misalignment in the lens element because this usually shows up as focus asymmetry. I am curious if this is the case here. Most probably this is not the case and it's likely that it is just the perch that is not completely parallel to the sensor and at f/6.3 there is only so much depth of field.
PS. I did a little research on this bird after seeing so many awesome posts from you. So, this bird is native to Australia! Don't be surprised if I show up in your front porch one day! :D
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Not easy Glennie, but you did it! that means triple pot o gold for you! keep em coming.
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Originally Posted by
Warren Spreng
I love this, it just begs for a caption! Something like the two on the right are saying, "You did WHAT!?!?"
Just what I was thinking
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Glennie, lens correction in ACR fixes distortion, vignette, and known chromatic aberrations, or the likes. In other words, known lens imperfection due to optical design of the lens. Defects like focus asymmetry on the other hand varies from lens to lens and thus would not be handled by the lens correction option.
At first I thought it was the sharpness that decreases very rapidly on the edge (you can see this with a lot of ultra wide angle lenses, corner sharpness decreases very rapidly), but in your case, the right hand side was not an extreme corner. I am more convinced that this probably just DOF issue. The head of that bird on the right was way in front of its feet and thus might be in the same focal plane as the eyes of the other birds.
But like I said earlier Glennie, this is an excellent shot, if not for sale or the gallery, this is definitely one to cherish upon.
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WOW!! We'll never get tired of your exotic birds! Or of the learning experience we all go through here.
Good points raised by Adhika. It would be impossible to keep the perch parallel as you move around. If the birds become more predictable you might try staying set up and just wait for action on that perch. That way you can clear away obstructions ahead of time. They probably don't sit still but if you had a chance to rotate the camera to horizontal and zoom in, it would have given you more pixels on the subject. (That's so easy for me to say, sitting here at my computer...) With the tripod collar, rotating should be quick. If I think I'm going to do that, I'll leave the collar loose and just do my best to steady the camera with my hands and by pressing it against my face. Most tripods aren't as steady as we would like to think, anyway.
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Oh Diane! The learning experience I am having here..! I am quite obsessed. I have learnt to really see and not just look. (Not that it always shows it my images!) I have made some wonderful forum friends, as well as many feathered friends. My grandson is in constant awe of the birds and is learning their names quickly. We look for nice "sticks" in my bush garden to put the birds on. On the down side of this obsession, dinner is often later than it should be and I am constantly driving off the road when I spot a bird in a place where I might get a shot. And the house needs a vacuum.
Yes. Setting up and waiting is now going to be the idea. I have noticed from my images some parts of the BGs are unacceptable to me now. So I'll find a screen or hang a sheet of fabric and experiment.
I am getting better at rotating the camera, but obviously not fast enough. I have loosened the "grub" screw on the collar for easier movement, and sometimes find that it has moved half way back. Experience.