Oct 28
Nuthatches
I finally got some pictures of nuthatches! Not very good, granted, but it is a dark day so I had to dial up to ISO 800 and I still only got shutter speeds of 1/160 at best. Maybe next weekend then. There were two individuals, but it was impossible to get them in the same frame. So the above picture is a composite, two OOF frames with motion blur with the stump as an anchor to tie them together. Either that, or delete…
I am somewhat astonished by the first one. Bad light? Does not look like that in this one
Second one… Well, if only birds’ bodies would’ve been sharp. Motion blur in wings would work otherwise very well.
1. The light gives birth to a picture here.
2. My eye searches for something sharp to get a grip, but meets only the tree. Would’ve been very nice with a bit sharper eye etc.
How do you like your new cam? High ISO performance seems to be ok regarding to tests I’ve read. I almost bought a 400/2.8 lens, but common sense won this time. 4,8kg is a bit too much for me to carry around.. That would’ve been a bargain though >:-(
Thanks for the comments!
Yeah the light wasn’t too bad, overcast weather provides easy lighting conditions. Unless it’s too overcast like it was today, there just wasn’t enough light to go around. I normally never shoot ISO 800, I mean I don’t even like ISO 400. It just simply isn’t good enough for me if I can print a 4×6″ without visible grain. And it’s not just the grain, but the image also loses sharpness when the grain increases.
But I’m not going to fault the 40D with the grain. I like the camera, and some of the new features that I dismissed at first are really starting to grow on me, like the highlight tone priority.
The OOF flight picture – don’t take it too seriously! I was just playing with it, as a reminder of all the missed shots… 91 frames and 7 keepers (not counting this one). I could also have shown the many images I have of the stump, without a bird in sight, LOL!
Rane – 400mm f2.8? Serious stuff…! I just ordered a Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro, I will blog about it after I get it.
Oh my what a pictures again. I will sneak back to home and practise few more years.. *hih*
Amazing that first one!
-Pia and pack