A fox on the tree C&C

[SlimPaul]

Hi,

We went to the zoo the other day and I took some great shots, but there were a few that didn't satisfy me. That's one of them. I know there's something wrong with this shot. How can I improve it?

Thanks, Paul

Nikon D90
300mm
f/ 5.6
1/200
ISO 1000

It was very cloudy and snowing.

 

[puyjapin]

why such a high ISO?

 

[kravjitsu]

Isnt that a red panda?

 

[Jaszek]

its soft because you used your 70-300mm(im guessing) at 300mm and most cheaper lenses at their highest zoom tend to be soft, which is why the picture is soft.

 

[Dagwood56]

Hate to break the bad news, but that is a red panda - not a fox. LOL

 

[Samanax]

I know there's something wrong with this shot. How can I improve it?

Frame in tighter to the subject if possible. If not, putting the subject in the upper left corner may have been better. Or try a shot in portrait orientation and put the subject in the upper half.

Isnt that a red panda?

Hate to break the bad news, but that is a red panda - not a fox. LOL

Yep, it's a Red Panda.

 

[SlimPaul]

why such a high ISO?

It was very cloudy and quite dark that day. As you see, The image still isn't very bright, and I couldn't go with a lower shutter speed since it would cause bluriness at 300mm. I'll take my tripod on my next visit to the zoo.

its soft because you used your 70-300mm(im guessing) at 300mm and most cheaper lenses at their highest zoom tend to be soft, which is why the picture is soft.

That's right. I used a Nikkor 70-300mm G AF.