D300 70-200VR +1.7TC ISO800 F/8 1/500 EFL510mm Handheld
It was a 102* but I had to go shoot something so the F&G hatchery was open with ponds surrounded by trees and I figured something might be stirring. :cool:
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D300 70-200VR +1.7TC ISO800 F/8 1/500 EFL510mm Handheld
It was a 102* but I had to go shoot something so the F&G hatchery was open with ponds surrounded by trees and I figured something might be stirring. :cool:
Hey Bill, I am so glad you are enjoying your new toys!
Great to be bale to track flights. Wish they were coming towards you rather tahn going away, and do you have other takes of the burst, where the light patcher are not behind the birds?
I have not dropped one lock-up since I've had this camera. Still just playing around learning how to drive it, but it's great.
I am quite confused by the above; please explain. Thanks.Originally Posted by Bill McCrystyn
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Sorry Artie, I was responding to Fabs comment about being able to track BIF again. You have to understand I came from a 20D to a D300. My friend has a 40D and said AF dropping lock-up was still a problem and I wanted to move to 12MP anyway so I bought the D300. I have since found that 51 points are better than 9 and the ability to pick/adjust re-focus acquisition speed helps keeping locked on target. Before it was very frustrating to lock-up and then for no apparent reason, drop AF in the middle of a burst resulting in many missed shots.
Thanks Bill; that makes sense. As noted above, the birds are flying away from you which is usually less than ideal as is the merge of the back bird's head with the front bird's wing. But the real killer is the stuff in the lrc... The white blobs and whatever the two black things are below the rear bird are what we call image wreckers.Some good QM work could eliminate them.
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Long Neck Rework Ala Artie
Thanks Artie, I knew that. I was just testing you. :D Who said "if it doesn't add to the image take it out" ? I guess I try to leave stuff as close as I can to the way I shot it and that's a bad habit. Your right, I'm learning. Thanks -
Those black blobs where OOF tree trunks and the white splotches was a well lit dirt road.
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