Painted Bunting
Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @500
1/60, f/7.1, ISO 640
SB-600, BB-2.0
PP in LR2 with crop, increase saturation, sharpening, noise reduction in BG
Taken at Perdnales State Park, bird blind, after NANPA Texas Regional Workshop
As is, it looks like to me the feathers on the crown and the nape have that blurry look. I wonder if it has to do with the shutter speed used, i.e., 1/60s, and if a faster shutter speed could have made some difference.
Or, could it be the increase in saturation of the colors that has also affected the sharpness of the image? I don't know.
I have no issue with the pose, the perch and the background.
Hi - 1/60TH at 500MM is a little slow - usually try to get 1 over the focal length as a minimum, as noted by Desmond the head area does look a little soft - may have been the point of focus was on the back area or bird moved its head and the 1/60th was not going to freeze the motion.
Colourful little fellow - thats for sure.
Keep them coming :)
Hi Mac Don't be concern with raising the ISO more I have gotten excellent results at 1600 and Sunday I was working hummingbirds in low light at 3200 !! Sharp beats blur every time !!!
I like the pose, might take a little of the top and interesting there is no catch light with the flash !!!
Thank you for your comments. In working with this photo, I keep noticing that when I increased the blue saturation, the sharpness really blurred. This was shot with aperture priority, because I have noticed that lens is a bit soft wide open. Is there anyway to increase the color without wiping out the detail? I am trying to learn to use Lightroom first, then graduate to Photoshop for more fine tuning. I also tend to get wrapped up in shooting and watching the birds, rather than concentrating on all the technical aspects. As I recall, that is why I was shooting in A mode, because I had noted the softness the day prior. I have not had a lot of experience with the D300 at the higher ISO's. I had a D200 that was just too noisy over 800. Thanks again, for sharing your experience, I am learning a lot at this site.
Hi Mack Understand the concern coming from a D200 !!! You are correct with that camera it was best to keep the ISO low but even then not 200 !! With a good noise reduction program you can do well and they are easy to use.
In birds with yellow and reds its easy to blow detail since the camera will over saturate those colors. You can reduce the saturation a few points and detail returns like magic !!!
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