couple of shots of Ibex

[qwertyjjj]

any opinions on these ones?

 

[qwertyjjj]

any opinions on these ones?

I guess not...
Are they sharp enough/clear enough?

 

[sm4him]

In the first one, the ibex is underexposed, because it's in the shade; it's also so small in the frame, and so well camouflaged, that it just doesn't really stand out as the "subject" of the photo.

In the second one, I like the action you've captured better, and the ibex is more clearly the subject, but it's not really that sharp, focus-wise. If you'd bumped your shutter speed up to at least 1/1000 (and adjusted ISO to compensate and keep the exposure right), this would likely have been a crisper, clearer shot.

 

[jamesbjenkins]

Neither of these are quite interesting. First is badly underexposed and it's not at all clear at first pass what the subject is. Second one is a better comp, but it's blurry and soft.

Neither one of them are nearly sharp enough. On the upside, the color looks great in both of them, so at least you nailed part of the equation!

Keep shooting!

 

[qwertyjjj]

In the first one, the ibex is underexposed, because it's in the shade; it's also so small in the frame, and so well camouflaged, that it just doesn't really stand out as the "subject" of the photo.

In the second one, I like the action you've captured better, and the ibex is more clearly the subject, but it's not really that sharp, focus-wise. If you'd bumped your shutter speed up to at least 1/1000 (and adjusted ISO to compensate and keep the exposure right), this would likely have been a crisper, clearer shot.

all those adjustments whilst trying to capture a picture of something that doesn't stay still for long

 

[sm4him]

In the first one, the ibex is underexposed, because it's in the shade; it's also so small in the frame, and so well camouflaged, that it just doesn't really stand out as the "subject" of the photo.

In the second one, I like the action you've captured better, and the ibex is more clearly the subject, but it's not really that sharp, focus-wise. If you'd bumped your shutter speed up to at least 1/1000 (and adjusted ISO to compensate and keep the exposure right), this would likely have been a crisper, clearer shot.

all those adjustments whilst trying to capture a picture of something that doesn't stay still for long

Yep. No one ever said it was EASY.
But, if you want to learn to get really good wildlife shots, you'll need to learn some basic settings that seem to work for you and yes, you'll still need to be able to change on the fly. If you want to just dial in your settings and not have to adjust them, you might wanna try indoor photography of things that don't move.

As someone who has taken more of their fair share of "wildlife" photos (from tiny insects to big birds, and beyond), and WAY more than my share of shots that just didn't quite work--if you stay with it, you WILL get to where those setting changes come easier.

 

[qwertyjjj]

In the first one, the ibex is underexposed, because it's in the shade; it's also so small in the frame, and so well camouflaged, that it just doesn't really stand out as the "subject" of the photo.

In the second one, I like the action you've captured better, and the ibex is more clearly the subject, but it's not really that sharp, focus-wise. If you'd bumped your shutter speed up to at least 1/1000 (and adjusted ISO to compensate and keep the exposure right), this would likely have been a crisper, clearer shot.

all those adjustments whilst trying to capture a picture of something that doesn't stay still for long

Yep. No one ever said it was EASY.
But, if you want to learn to get really good wildlife shots, you'll need to learn some basic settings that seem to work for you and yes, you'll still need to be able to change on the fly. If you want to just dial in your settings and not have to adjust them, you might wanna try indoor photography of things that don't move.

As someone who has taken more of their fair share of "wildlife" photos (from tiny insects to big birds, and beyond), and WAY more than my share of shots that just didn't quite work--if you stay with it, you WILL get to where those setting changes come easier.

also, presumably if the animal is half in the shade, there's no exposure that would work correctly?

 

[Tony S]

If the animal is half in the shade you have to pick the part that is most important and expose for that, usually the head and face. Being able to adjust in a moment will come with more practice, it's part of getting to know the camera and it's controls.

 

[qwertyjjj]

If the animal is half in the shade you have to pick the part that is most important and expose for that, usually the head and face. Being able to adjust in a moment will come with more practice, it's part of getting to know the camera and it's controls.

well, in the 1st pic above, the face is half in shade half out - not sure what else I could have exposed for?
I figured it showed the animal hiding a bit...