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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 666222" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>I'd crop something like this:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]285570[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>If the bird is looking left or right, I like him looking into the frame. In other words, if your bird is looking to your right, place him in the left 1/3 of the frame.</p><p></p><p>I have the sigma lens. I usually shoot it in manual mode with auto iso. I lock in at 1/1250 second. I get reliably sharp shots at that shutter speed and I lock in f8 for good sharpness too. I avoid 6.3, wide open. Sometimes I will go to f7.1 if the light is poor. I have the dock station. Recently I tweaked some things and find I'm getting a pretty good keep rate at 1/800 shutter speed. I set fast autofocus and aggressive OS and tuned autofocus at the longest distance.</p><p></p><p>I just found this link that shows what I was trying to say with composition.</p><p><a href="http://www.naturephotographysimplified.com/bird-photography/rule-of-thirds-bird-photography-composition-tips/" target="_blank">The Rule Of Thirds for Bird Photography - Nature Photography Simplified</a></p><p></p><p>For sharpness, practice. Find a distant sign or set up a soda can. Practice taking shots with a steady hold. Zoom in and judge by how well you can read the fine print. Find your best shutter speed and find your sharpest aperture. Use single point focus so you know exactly what the camera is focusing on. As a second step, try to make note if your lens is focusing precisely on your subject. It might be front or back focusing. This is best done at f6.3. If you don't have the dock, you can also tweak this in the camera.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 666222, member: 4923"] I'd crop something like this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]285570._xfImport[/ATTACH] If the bird is looking left or right, I like him looking into the frame. In other words, if your bird is looking to your right, place him in the left 1/3 of the frame. I have the sigma lens. I usually shoot it in manual mode with auto iso. I lock in at 1/1250 second. I get reliably sharp shots at that shutter speed and I lock in f8 for good sharpness too. I avoid 6.3, wide open. Sometimes I will go to f7.1 if the light is poor. I have the dock station. Recently I tweaked some things and find I'm getting a pretty good keep rate at 1/800 shutter speed. I set fast autofocus and aggressive OS and tuned autofocus at the longest distance. I just found this link that shows what I was trying to say with composition. [url=http://www.naturephotographysimplified.com/bird-photography/rule-of-thirds-bird-photography-composition-tips/]The Rule Of Thirds for Bird Photography - Nature Photography Simplified[/url] For sharpness, practice. Find a distant sign or set up a soda can. Practice taking shots with a steady hold. Zoom in and judge by how well you can read the fine print. Find your best shutter speed and find your sharpest aperture. Use single point focus so you know exactly what the camera is focusing on. As a second step, try to make note if your lens is focusing precisely on your subject. It might be front or back focusing. This is best done at f6.3. If you don't have the dock, you can also tweak this in the camera. [/QUOTE]
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