Canon7D + 800mm 5.6L IS + 1.4X TC II
1/250 at f/9, -1/3EV focus distance 41.2m![]()
Canon7D + 800mm 5.6L IS + 1.4X TC II
1/250 at f/9, -1/3EV focus distance 41.2m![]()
Don, nice low angle. Exposure is always difficult with objects with bright and dark areas. Head/eye seems a bit OOF... JR
Thanks Joerq,
the .tif is sharp on head/eye - must be convesion to JPG or ?
On my monitor, the second version is too washed-out...might try for one in-between the two.
this one doesn't work, too soft and noisy plus whites are blown.
I think part of the head looking out of focus is the fact that it is covered with a film of water. The dry feathers near the nape and the wet feather on the cheek should be at a virtually identical distance, yet the cheek looks softer. I've had this problem recently and I don't know what to do about it, except to photograph dry birds.
Pul - Excellent observation and correct on all accounts. I see you've been suffering the same conditions we do in the rainy Pacific Northwest Coast. Not everyone is a sunny-day, Florida photographer! (although when its raining like this, I wish I was there). Precisely why I posted this - to see what people thought about images that aren't made in perfect conditions.
This bird has been diving continuously for the past 40 minutes (with its mate) in the rain. This one just emerged from its dive. The head is quite sharp in the tif - you can see the droplets on the back of the head even in this jpg. As you note, the bill has a film of water - its dripping below and at the end of the bill. The feathers are soaked and show less detail (No, the whites aren't off the histogram on either the raw or the final .tif ) -- it needs to dry off and preen with oil from the Uropygial gland.
And for those of you that haven't calibrated your monitor, I suggest the convenient monitor calibration strip at the bottom of these pages. Ensure you can separate the two dark end zones, and the two light zones. (Personally I use iOne)
Hi Don. Did I miss something because the absolute most important information specifically with this image has been left out and nobody wondered? What is the ISO? I have observations how to improve the photographic methods, and why this soft low contrast lighting is far surperior the high contrast "harsh" light of a sunny day. ISO? regards~Bill