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Welcome to BPN Ron. The exposure looks pretty good. but the image is not at all sharp. In fact, it is not focused. Using a 2X TC on that rig is not recommended.
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Hi Ron and welcome aboard. You have a good pose as far as wings up, tail splayed and flying low and even to your position. You have a bad pose in terms of already being past you and flying away. Also light angle and time of day not optimal. Generally you want to create images within two hours of sunup or sundown. To get the subject well lit you need to have the sun at your back. That combined with the slow glass f13 might be a problem. Does 5DS AF at F13? Don't know the specs for that rig. Framing wise the bird needs more room to fly into. While far from sharp this is a good start for practice. I would try without TC in better light next time. BTW just getting the bird in frame at 1200mm is an accomplishment. Looking forward to many more...
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I would agree 100% with the advice offered, getting focus can be difficult . The reason for misfocus is almost certainly due to a poor response from the combination, as suggested try some without the TC , see what the results are like then see if you need to refine in terms of focal points or AI settings in camera. It's all about practice practice practice..... and then some!
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Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
Welcome to BPN Ron. The exposure looks pretty good. but the image is not at all sharp. In fact, it is not focused. Using a 2X TC on that rig is not recommended.
with love, artie
ps: where do you live?
Hello artie, Thank you for the suggestions. I really struggle with getting images in focus with my telephoto lens. Will try without teleconverter. I live in Astoria, Oregon. Thank you again.
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Jonathan Ashton
I would agree 100% with the advice offered, getting focus can be difficult . The reason for misfocus is almost certainly due to a poor response from the combination, as suggested try some without the TC , see what the results are like then see if you need to refine in terms of focal points or AI settings in camera. It's all about practice practice practice..... and then some!
Thank you for the suggestions and encouragement Jonathan. Will try without TC. Will have to be sneaky though.
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Originally Posted by
David Roach
Hi Ron and welcome aboard. You have a good pose as far as wings up, tail splayed and flying low and even to your position. You have a bad pose in terms of already being past you and flying away. Also light angle and time of day not optimal. Generally you want to create images within two hours of sunup or sundown. To get the subject well lit you need to have the sun at your back. That combined with the slow glass f13 might be a problem. Does 5DS AF at F13? Don't know the specs for that rig. Framing wise the bird needs more room to fly into. While far from sharp this is a good start for practice. I would try without TC in better light next time. BTW just getting the bird in frame at 1200mm is an accomplishment. Looking forward to many more...
Thank you for the suggestions David, Am just starting in this field of photography and have much to learn about my equipment and ability to get really crisp images. I will try with the TC and autofocus.
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Hi Ron
Welcome aboard. I start by echoing the comments of others. There is NO substitute for proximity, so you're going to have to get close next time around. The 2X is useless on that lens, and even the 1.4 is going to struggle. It's really hard to get decent results with apertures smaller than f/8 - unless you know what you're doing and have a specific reason for doing it. f/13 is useless, unfortunately.
You're also going to want to try to get more direct illumination on the subject. Again -- unless you have a creative reason for deviating from the formula - get the sun directly behind you. Once you learn how to make sharp frames under that lighting condition, then you can graduate to others.
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Thank you for the input Dorian. These birds were spooky. Will have to work on being stealthy, getting closer, and using the light properly. Am learning a lot from the critiques, thank you again. Ron