australian honey eater
hi, this is my first photo post, it is of an australian honey eater,
f/5.2, 1/25sec, iso 200, at 226mm, flash from camera used. it was around 6pm and the location way my back yard. i know the shutter was too slow but if i remember right i was trying for more light..at the time i had no tripod.
ISO 200 at 6pm seems to be the culprit here... Usually for such low light, 800+ is the way to go IMO... I liked the composition and the species too... would love to see one of there in better light...
Have tried a little sharpening and brightness increase on the image but i think i've got some grains coz I only had this jpeg to work with.
-Cheers,
Rohan
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hi, yes, iso 800 would of been better but i was using my olympus e-510 and it seems its no good over 200...or at least i cant get a shot above 200. i see what you mean about the light in this photo, im actually in the process of trying to get a shot of this bird in the day time, its hard he doesnt stay still!Originally Posted by Rohan Kamath
ISO 200 at 6pm seems to be the culprit here... Usually for such low light, 800+ is the way to go IMO... I liked the composition and the species too... would love to see one of there in better light...
Have tried a little sharpening and brightness increase on the image but i think i've got some grains coz I only had this jpeg to work with.
-Cheers,
Rohan
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If mine I would prefer the bird to be positioned on the extreme left and also smaller aperture or better DOF would help ....how much was this cropped ?
cheers
Narayan
hi, NO cropping, just resize, thanks for the comment :)
Welcome to BPN, Casey! Nice first post, I like the head turn and BG and the additional sharpening helps. I would put the bird to the left in the frame so that he looks into the image. Keep them coming!
Welcome Casey. Good pointers from Axel, and we all strive for good light. Looking forward to more.
Welcome to BPN! Beautiful bird you present us, and I like the pose. One thing to remember is that having more space in front of the bill rather than behind the head usually makes for a stronger and more pleasing comp. Pointing your lens to the right instead would have given you this better option.
Keep them coming Casey...looking forward to more!
P.S. the large signature splashed onto the bird is distracting ;-)
Welcome Casey, All suggestions have been made. Can't wait to see this bird again when you work him some more, very beautiful species.
thankyou all for your comments and sugestions :) , i will take them into account when i try next time.
Hi Casey,
Just one thing to add. This is a Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata). :)
hi, thank Darryl, i wasnt sure of its official name.
You can set up a perch and put some sweet fruit out to tempt it down. They are a bit flighty, generally speaking, but have a liking for sweet things. I was twice French kissed by a young one of these recently (hand raised and released into the wild).
In addition to what's been said by Axel, to improve the comp, you could make this a vertical image.
hi, thanks for the tip,and i did wonder what it might look like vertical.
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