Post your 'ALMOST' Photos..

[aroy]

Too low a speed

 

[mikew_RIP]

I think this is a little Grebe,its a long way off into the sun but ime hoping i have found a spot to get them another time

 

[weebee]

Fell prey to the evil tree branch again.

 

[mikew_RIP]

Fell prey to the evil tree branch again.

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And on the best one it always goes across the eye

 

[photogramps]

There he was ... gone

 

[Philnz]

Heading for Home.

 

[Marilynne]

Fell prey to the evil tree branch again.

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You'll need to bring a clipper with you next time.

 

[weebee]

So true!

 

[mikew_RIP]

Rocket bird

 

[Sandpatch]

This must be one of the funniest threads ever, both photos and comments. We've all been there and to share our frustrations with a laugh is simply wonderful.

 

[mikew_RIP]

Dont you just love the small branch you dont see

 

[mikew_RIP]

Really wanted this one,its a long time since i had a grey wagtail in my sights but it was just too far away.

 

[aroy]

Really wanted this one,its a long time since i had a grey wagtail in my sights but it was just too far away.

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How much did the bird take up in the full shot? Is this the maximum you can crop?

 

[mikew_RIP]

How much did the bird take up in the full shot? Is this the maximum you can crop?

Yes its as far as i would like to take it,the original below

 

[Carroll]

Beam me up, Scotty....

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[Carroll]

Need to focus on focus... less coffee... get a better zoom... clean black spots from sensor.

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[Roy1961]

are those the black spot at the tail end you are talking about?

 

[Marcel]

Now wait a second here if you will. In this case, the lens or focus is not in cause. The cause of the picture's softness is a too low shutter speed. Whenever shooting wildlife, the shutter speed should rarely be below 1/500s. You could have risen the iso to around 1000, keeping the same aperture you would have gotten a shutter speed around 1/1000s and the shot would have been sharper. You can always get rid of some iso noise, but never of a blurred subject.

 

[Carroll]

Now wait a second here if you will. In this case, the lens or focus is not in cause. The cause of the picture's softness is a too low shutter speed. Whenever shooting wildlife, the shutter speed should rarely be below 1/500s. You could have risen the iso to around 1000, keeping the same aperture you would have gotten a shutter speed around 1/1000s and the shot would have been sharper. You can always get rid of some iso noise, but never of a blurred subject.

Thanks, Marcel. I appreciate the advice.

 

[Carroll]

are those the black spot at the tail end you are talking about?

Yes, I did not see them until I had the image on my monitor...:witless: