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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 105717" data-attributes="member: 9240">These all look fine to me.&nbsp; If the bird is still on the branch I've found 1/250-1/500 is more than fine to keep their movement from effecting the picture.&nbsp; 1/1000 and up is what I'll use for birds in flight.&nbsp; The lower shutter speed would allow you a little more depth of field (would love to be able to see exif data on each of these but it's not coming through with the photo) which would improve some.&nbsp; For example, on the second nuthatch photo the center of the body is very sharp, but the beak is out of focus.&nbsp; I suspect the aperture is getting set to something close to wide open, so you're losing depth of field.&nbsp; Since ISO noise seems fine, throttle back on the shutter speed and try to get the camera around f8 or so and you'll get the whole bird.&nbsp; As I said before, it's a balance of things, and it can be frustrating because in nature there are times when shutter priority is your friend - until it screws you on depth of field, and others when aperture priority is what you really want because getting the whole thing in focus is what will make the picture.&nbsp; It took me a while to learn to concentrate on those little numbers in the viewfinder while also concentrating on the subject, and spinning the appropriate dial at the same time to get what I need.&nbsp; And I do - about 10% of the time, as I said before. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 105717, member: 9240"] These all look fine to me. If the bird is still on the branch I've found 1/250-1/500 is more than fine to keep their movement from effecting the picture. 1/1000 and up is what I'll use for birds in flight. The lower shutter speed would allow you a little more depth of field (would love to be able to see exif data on each of these but it's not coming through with the photo) which would improve some. For example, on the second nuthatch photo the center of the body is very sharp, but the beak is out of focus. I suspect the aperture is getting set to something close to wide open, so you're losing depth of field. Since ISO noise seems fine, throttle back on the shutter speed and try to get the camera around f8 or so and you'll get the whole bird. As I said before, it's a balance of things, and it can be frustrating because in nature there are times when shutter priority is your friend - until it screws you on depth of field, and others when aperture priority is what you really want because getting the whole thing in focus is what will make the picture. It took me a while to learn to concentrate on those little numbers in the viewfinder while also concentrating on the subject, and spinning the appropriate dial at the same time to get what I need. And I do - about 10% of the time, as I said before. ;) [/QUOTE]

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