Ambient's 2014 365 Thread
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Post what settings and lens you used and I will try to help you. Most of the time its two things. Either your shutter speed was too slow or you didn't have enough depth of field to keep the whole bird in focus. Sometimes it is just bad focus.
Thanks Mike. I used my tripod for these shots. Any tips would be appreciated. Here is my info from the first shot:
File Info 1
File: _DSC1401.NEF
File Size: 17.7 MB
Image Size: L (4928 x 3264)
Image Quality: Lossless Compressed RAW (14-bit)
Artist: Deb Smith-Parnaby
Copyright: Deb Smith-Parnaby
Image Comment:
Camera Info
Device: Nikon D7000
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/4G I use a nikon 1.4 TC.
Focal Length: 270mm
Focus Mode: AF-S
AF-Area Mode: Single
VR: OFF
AF Fine Tune: OFF
Exposure
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/400s
Exposure Mode: Manual
Exposure Comp.: 0EV
Exposure Tuning:
Metering: Matrix
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 250
Flash
Device:
Image Settings
White Balance: Color Temp. (5000K), 0, 0
Color Space: Adobe RGB
High ISO NR: ON (Normal)
Long Exposure NR: OFF
Active D-Lighting: Auto
Image Authentication:
Vignette Control:
Auto Distortion Control: OFF
Picture Control
Picture Control: [SD] STANDARD
Base: [SD] STANDARD
Quick Adjust: 0
Sharpening: 3
Contrast: 0
Brightness: 0
Saturation: 0
Hue: 0
Filter Effects:
Toning:
File Info 1
File: _DSC1401.NEF
File Size: 17.7 MB
Image Size: L (4928 x 3264)
Image Quality: Lossless Compressed RAW (14-bit)
Artist: Deb Smith-Parnaby
Copyright: Deb Smith-Parnaby
Image Comment:
Camera Info
Device: Nikon D7000
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/4G I use a nikon 1.4 TC.
Focal Length: 270mm
Focus Mode: AF-S
AF-Area Mode: Single
VR: OFF
AF Fine Tune: OFF
Exposure
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/400s
Exposure Mode: Manual
Exposure Comp.: 0EV
Exposure Tuning:
Metering: Matrix
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 250
Flash
Device:
Image Settings
White Balance: Color Temp. (5000K), 0, 0
Color Space: Adobe RGB
High ISO NR: ON (Normal)
Long Exposure NR: OFF
Active D-Lighting: Auto
Image Authentication:
Vignette Control:
Auto Distortion Control: OFF
Picture Control
Picture Control: [SD] STANDARD
Base: [SD] STANDARD
Quick Adjust: 0
Sharpening: 3
Contrast: 0
Brightness: 0
Saturation: 0
Hue: 0
Filter Effects:
Toning:
Ok. I see a few things that you need to change. But, I need to know if you are using the 1.4 converter on these? That will change the amount of light you are getting and will affect things a bunch.
Second, how close can you get to the birds? Can you get set up within 10 feet of where they land? If not your 200mm lens is not going to have enough reach. With the teleconverter it helps but it cuts your light so much that it is hard to keep shutter speed up and aperture at f/8.
Try this without the teleconverter.
So try this. Ditch the tripod and go hand held so you can keep the focus point squarely on the birds eye.
Set Auto Focus Area to Single Point in the Auto Focus menu (as you already have it).
On the top dial set your AF mode to AF-S or AF-C. I like AF-C personally but I use back button focus.
Set your camera to Aperture Priority and set it to f/8.
Set shutter to 1/1000th second.
Set Auto ISO to "On" and then go in and set it to allow maximum ISO of 1600 and set minimum allowed shutter speed to 1/1000th. This will force the camera to change ISO before it changes shutter speed. You need to keep 1/1000th minimum to have sharp photos of small birds. You need aperture of f/8 just to keep the whole birds body within sharp focus DOF.
Find a bird that is close and is in good light without shadows on him at all. Set focus point on his eye and gently release shutter.
Let your ISO change to get the shot you need. Leave the shutter speed fast and aperture in the middle at f/6.7 or f/8.
Just to give you an idea of how close you need to be to a small bird, this shot was taken with a 70-300mm VR lens. The bird was not more than 6 feet away from my lens and I had the lens almost zoomed max out. It just fills the viewfinder. You gotta get close or get more lens.
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Very nice shot! If my sliding screen on the other patio door unfreezes I would be able to get within 10 ft. of the feeder. So I will print this out and check my settings and practice practice practice! Thank you for taking the time to help me out. I am really enjoying my camera and this site. The people here are great!
VERY nice, I like the set up. Are you going to give us the construction information?
Feb. 15,2014 - Day 46
Here is what I used:
Furnace filters and velcro. I can carefully take it apart and store it in a big garbage bag. I only used a furnace filter on the "floor" to help stabilize it. I may have to cut a piece of cardboard from a box to insert over the filter. The filter material is too soft and my objects tend to sink into it. I am all about easy so I bought material and velcroed it inside as well.
The lights are clip lights I ordered from Amazon. And I picked up 2 daylight compact fluorescent bulbs from Home Depot.
Here are 3 shots with the black insert:
No light, one light, both lights.
My "spot light" flashlight.
Oh and lit from above:
Time to put the bull out to pasture!
Here is what I used:
Furnace filters and velcro. I can carefully take it apart and store it in a big garbage bag. I only used a furnace filter on the "floor" to help stabilize it. I may have to cut a piece of cardboard from a box to insert over the filter. The filter material is too soft and my objects tend to sink into it. I am all about easy so I bought material and velcroed it inside as well.
The lights are clip lights I ordered from Amazon. And I picked up 2 daylight compact fluorescent bulbs from Home Depot.
Here are 3 shots with the black insert:
No light, one light, both lights.
My "spot light" flashlight.
Oh and lit from above:
Time to put the bull out to pasture!
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Hahaha! I have been battling something between bronchitis and pneumonia for the last week and I didn't even notice the board had a right side up! It has been all I can manage to take a picture each day.
