Montagu's Harrier - Adult Male

[Rohan Kamath]

Hi Guys,

I haven't been posting or active for a very long time due to some unavoidable reasons. Hope that I continue learning now that I have access to BPN again.
All C&C welcome and much appreciated.
Thanks for your valuable time. Appreciate it.

Montagu's Harrier - Adult Male

6th November, 2010
1/800, f/10, ISO 640, EC +1 @ 400mm
Pattern Metering
Handheld.
Canon EOS 40D,
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

Wondering if the head could have taken more sharpening here??

[Randy Stout]

Rohan:

Glad you could rejoin us.

An intent, hunting pose, nice light, near wing shows very well.
I do agree about a bit more sharpening on the head/eye. My guess is that the camera focused on the wing, which looks the sharpest.

I might also think about your settings for in flight shots. 1/800s is a bit slow for reliable inflight sharpness.
Yes, you get some good ones if you catch the pose just right, pan correctly,etc. , but your margin for error is slight. I would trade a bid to DOF for shutter speed here.

In a perfect world, wish the rear wing was raised more.

Look forward to more.

Cheers

Randy

[Joe Brown]

Rohan:

I really like the light. I would open the lens to increase the shutter speed and maybe crop with the bird a little higher in the shot.

Very nice bif capture.

Joe

[Rohan Kamath]

@Randy

I might also think about your settings for in flight shots. 1/800s is a bit slow for reliable inflight sharpness.
Yes, you get some good ones if you catch the pose just right, pan correctly,etc. , but your margin for error is slight. I would trade a bid to DOF for shutter speed here.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll surely keep that in mind.

**May I know what shutter speed to target for such kind of shots so that I'll adjust the settings accordingly the next time?? I do enjoy clicking raptors in flight but don't always get it right.

**May I also know what is more recommended for such images, One Shot/AI Focus/AI Servo.
Apologies for the novice query but I'm very new to photography so would really appreciate the advice.

Thanks a lot for your time.



-Regards,
Rohan
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[Randy Stout]

Rohan:

Depending on the speed of the bird, and how it is angling in the frame, I would try for a min. of 1/1000s if you can, and many go much higher, when conditions and camera ISO performance allows.

I am a Nikon guy, but suspect most Canon folks use AI servo for BIF.

Randy

[Rohan Kamath]

Rohan:

Depending on the speed of the bird, and how it is angling in the frame, I would try for a min. of 1/1000s if you can, and many go much higher, when conditions and camera ISO performance allows.

I am a Nikon guy, but suspect most Canon folks use AI servo for BIF.

Randy

Thanks Randy. I'll surely try that next time.



-Regards,
Rohan
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