Challenge:Birds In Flight (Basic Editing) Camera:Nikon D3s Location: Canton Date: Mar 22, 2011 Aperture: f/29 ISO: 500 Shutter: 1/250 Galleries:Birds Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2011
I have never shot flying birds before. It was definitely interesting and enjoyable. I learned that birds like crossiants and I should have my shutter on 1/500...because I had to toss out a majority of my shots.
I plan on shooting them again...I can only improve:)
I know my title is lame...but I could not think of a good title.
[Mar. 23rd, 2011 09:57:53 PM]
A day into the challenge and I seem to be scoring around 5.5 range. I feel pretty good about this score. I learned a lot and feel that I can improve the next time I shoot birds.
[Mar. 27th, 2011 09:50:00 AM]
I appreciate the comments that I have received. I have hopes that the next time around I beat my own score.
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In case no one else has mentioned it, you're allowed up to 800 pixels on the long side of your photograph - the width in this case. Do try to use all of that - bigger means your picture will have more impact. Don't hesitate to ask in the forums if you have problems resizing to the allowed maximum.
I did have trouble when I went to upload. It kept telling me my file was to big. Someone was nice enough to send me a link. Thanks for the feedback.
In case no one else has mentioned it, you're allowed up to 800 pixels on the long side of your photograph - the width in this case. Do try to use all of that - bigger means your picture will have more impact. Don't hesitate to ask in the forums if you have problems resizing to the allowed maximum.
It looks like a well worn bird. The choice of f29 is very interesting when trying to capture birds. I think you probably could have opened the aperture a bit more (f8 or so) and you would have been able to blur the background a bit more. A bit better lighting on the face and a bit tighter crop and you would have have something special here.
Thanks for the feedback...I'm new to bird shooting and I was having a difficult time getting the bird sharp...hence is probably why I upped the aperature...I'm sure I was not thinking it through at the time. I should have upped my shutter speed. I have since went out and tried again...I see some improvement. I will continue to work on this so I'm ready for the next bird challenge.
Thank you for your feedback I really appreciate it!
It looks like a well worn bird. The choice of f29 is very interesting when trying to capture birds. I think you probably could have opened the aperture a bit more (f8 or so) and you would have been able to blur the background a bit more. A bit better lighting on the face and a bit tighter crop and you would have have something special here.
Nice shot. I think this would have been a good candidate for bw. I wish the background could be deemphasized somehow (out of focus, less contrast, motion blurred).
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