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How to capture this kind of photo in sharp focus?
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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 759275" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>As Fred mentioned, you really don't need to shoot stopped down that far. Using my depth of field app, a 300mm lens on a DX body at f/28 and at 50 feet away (no idea how far you were so took a guess), your depth of field is 9.5+ feet. If further away, the depth of field would be even greater If you want to err on the side of caution, a setting of f/9 at that distance still yields a depth of field of 2' 11" - so almost 3 feet. </p><p></p><p>You are experiencing the same problem I had when using my D500 with single point for birds. One of the biggest problems is the lack of contrast on the hawk. And because of that, I wound up with a lot of slightly out of focus birds. Try using a different focusing method such as dynamic, group, or 3-D tracking and see which one offers more keepers. Be sure to watch some videos on pros/cons of each focusing method so you are aware of any potential pitfalls. Everything is a give-and-take (meaning there isn't always one best way to achieve great results).</p><p></p><p>I wonder if the hawk has a nest nearby that might cause it to fly at you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 759275, member: 13196"] As Fred mentioned, you really don't need to shoot stopped down that far. Using my depth of field app, a 300mm lens on a DX body at f/28 and at 50 feet away (no idea how far you were so took a guess), your depth of field is 9.5+ feet. If further away, the depth of field would be even greater If you want to err on the side of caution, a setting of f/9 at that distance still yields a depth of field of 2' 11" - so almost 3 feet. You are experiencing the same problem I had when using my D500 with single point for birds. One of the biggest problems is the lack of contrast on the hawk. And because of that, I wound up with a lot of slightly out of focus birds. Try using a different focusing method such as dynamic, group, or 3-D tracking and see which one offers more keepers. Be sure to watch some videos on pros/cons of each focusing method so you are aware of any potential pitfalls. Everything is a give-and-take (meaning there isn't always one best way to achieve great results). I wonder if the hawk has a nest nearby that might cause it to fly at you. [/QUOTE]
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