Being on Skomer Island I learned a lot about the advantages and the disadvantages of using a 500mm lens :)
While I was used to use my old 100-400 lens, I was quickly able to zoom in or out, depending on the situation.
As I love the puffins shaking their body with wings wide spread I had to recognize that they often would not fit into the frame when I had the 500mm lens on the camera. Of course I can change lenses sometimes.
But I created some pictures with clipped wings and now I would really know, if there is any good advice about "clipping" the wings? Sometimes I think, it works well and you get the focus on the head or the activity of the bird.
But are there any rules, you figured out to work best?
I would love to learn more about it. (Going to Iceland, to visit Puffins next week :D)
Thank you for helping me to become a better photopgrapher.
I hope you don't mind me about posting a second one, belonging to my question. I thought, it woul be ok, to show two different ways of "Wing clipping" to illustrate my question.
If you don't want the second image beeing posted, please remove it.
Hi - Love those puffins - have to get there someday - you must be able to get very close if your are cutiing wings off with a 500mm, they are fairly small birds aren't they???
I think they general rule is... Delibrate cuts are O.K - as long as it is delibrate and not just Clipped.
I find the green in the lower left distracting, I would also see if you can get a little detailin the eye, through hue/saturation/lighten and sharpen it.
Hi Rosl It is usually good to cut the wings up at the joint Sort of looks more natural.
btw normally when working with the long lenses is good to have a small one around your neck with a spare body. When I was shooting Canon I had the 400 5.6 great flight lens !!!
I like these little guys Rosl, I don't mind the clipped wing if it was done with intention...:) The colors are nice and soft, very pleasing...good show...:D
Go or no-go?
