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Looks like the The issue with this image is that the focus is on the bushes in the background. With single focus point mode there should be a little red box in the viewfinder/backscreen. The camera will focus on whatever that box is on. Again, just put that box over whatever you want focused on...

Of the options you list, I would go with the Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR. There are several FX 70-300 lenses out there, my understanding is that this is one of the best in terms of image quality unless you get into the faster, more expensive models. My daughter has one, and I...

Bad Hair day??????? And one more from the day.

As a piggyback on the other thread, I see you have these posted at 1000 pixels, and the metadata is in the file. (y) I notice that your flower picture was taken at F5.6 1/1000 sec ISO 100. These are all reasonable settings and the image is sharp. The cat picture (nice cat, by the way) was...

OK, here are a couple observations, not sure any of these will answer your question. 1. You are shooting this at F/22. While this will increase your depth of field, you probably should be closer to wide open, or perhaps F/8. 2. Because of your small aperture your ISO is 8000. A wider...

Edited a few more today. Not sure about this one. I love the shape of the bird's wings, but find the second bird behind him distracting. I suppose there is a fix for that, although I hate to fall back on the remove tool to fix things too often. Somehow it seems dishonest.

I wasn't really thinking about a cage vs an L bracket, but an L bracket might be a better fit for me. I guess the major thing I was looking for was input from folks using one, as to what they like about it. I see a lot of folks who really like their cages/brackets and have wondered if one would...

Actually, Photoshop does a pretty good job of aligning the photos. You may end up with funky looking corners, but that is easily cured with a minor cropping. The biggest things I have to watch for is not overlapping the focus enough, and insects moving legs or antennae between shots. It's not...

I got my check for my contest winnings this week and I want to spend it on something photo related. It's only $75, so no 600mm F4 lenses or Z9 bodies. I've considered something like the small rig cage for my Z7ii for a while. I hesitated because the arca swiss mounting incorporated in it is the...

Headed back out to Magnolia today. It seemed like nothing much was happening, but managed to get more than I thought. It was a heavy overcast, gray day, so ISOs were high, especially with the BIF images. The great blue herons were building their nest. Dad was busy ferrying sticks to the nest...

That's a lot of cranes!

I particularly like the deep red eye in contrast with the black feathers.

It would be helpful to have more information. Exactly which lenses do you have? ie, full model numbers. It would also help to post an image from each that shows the issues you are having. Please leave the metadata (EXIF data) intact when you post them, if possible, so we can see the full info on...

Seriously, focus stacks can be done manually. I even do them handheld. It helps to stop down to f11 or F16 to minimize the number of shots needed. Focus on the nearest point you want in focus and take a shot. Then refocus a little further in and take another and so on. I normally take about 6 to...

If all else fails, you can do it manually.

Are you using "Start" in the menu, or hitting the shutter button? You must start it from the menu, not the shutter button.

I bought, and briefly used a reversing ring back in my film days. It's been a long time ago, but I do remember I wasn't overly happy with the results. I ended up with a set of extension tubes. Fast forward several decades and I'm back into macro work. I briefly started with extension tubes for...

Well, there is no guarantee that there isn't other damage internally. A low mileage used D5100 goes for $165 at MPB. In my mind this would be a no brainer rather than trying to repair this much damage myself. Not to mention it may be difficult to obtain a defunct D5100. You could also use this...

If you are starting over, consider one of Nikon's mirrorless Z mount cameras. Nikon quit development of new DSLRs in favor of mirrorless a few years back. They continue to sell DSLR bodies and lenses, but they are dropping them from their line, little by little. FYI, you can still use F mount...

Thinking about writing an illustrated children's book. Thought I'd call it: Freddie the Frog Has a Bad Day And a few more from today's outing. I learned from last week's gator shot!