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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 106055" data-attributes="member: 9240">If the Kestral On A Wire shots aren't sharp it probably has more to do with distance from the lens (i.e. &quot;Pixels per bird&quot;) than the settings.&nbsp; Once in flight 1/500 isn't enough to stop beating wings (that seems to kick in around 1/800) but the tail feathers look sharp.&nbsp; f11 is plenty of DoF.&nbsp; Nice shots, you just might have needed a longer lens.As for the land critters, what you're lacking here is depth of field.&nbsp; Here's where you may have wanted f11.&nbsp; With the two elk you have one in focus but not the other.&nbsp; With the closeup you have the antler sharp but not the face.&nbsp; And in these situations I usually want single point focus so I can control where I want it to focus rather than having it choose it for me.&nbsp; The close-up might have been better served, even at f5.6, with the focus point on the forehead as you'd get the center in focus and only the extremities of the antlers out.Nice shots - keep shooting, keep learning.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 106055, member: 9240"] If the Kestral On A Wire shots aren't sharp it probably has more to do with distance from the lens (i.e. "Pixels per bird") than the settings. Once in flight 1/500 isn't enough to stop beating wings (that seems to kick in around 1/800) but the tail feathers look sharp. f11 is plenty of DoF. Nice shots, you just might have needed a longer lens. As for the land critters, what you're lacking here is depth of field. Here's where you may have wanted f11. With the two elk you have one in focus but not the other. With the closeup you have the antler sharp but not the face. And in these situations I usually want single point focus so I can control where I want it to focus rather than having it choose it for me. The close-up might have been better served, even at f5.6, with the focus point on the forehead as you'd get the center in focus and only the extremities of the antlers out. Nice shots - keep shooting, keep learning. [/QUOTE]

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