My First Bird Photos

[psran]

You about said it all. 400mm would be minimum unless you can get close!

Yeah I can see that 300 mm is not enough but I don't want to Invest anything more. Let's see if I could get anything more out of this Focal Length

 

[psran]

This one Bird made whole of my visit to Bird sanctuary worth to me. He Landed just 30-40 feets away from me and happily let me click photos. But somehow Metering of my Nikon D7000 went on to Underexpose everything



The White Chested Kingfisher
























Infact I ended up Clicking him many times in Different spots

 

[psran]

It's very sad for me that none of Pros is taking any interest in my posts.

I am feeling very Bad that this can happen to me in a forum which is supposed to be a Knowledge base for so many photographers

 

[HL45]

It's very sad for me that none of Pros is taking any interest in my posts.

I am feeling very Bad that this can happen to me in a forum which is supposed to be a Knowledge base for so many photographers

You should start a new thread for new photos.
Post only 3 or 4 photos, number them and add camera exif info.

Hope that helps.

 

[psran]

You should start a new thread for new photos. Post only 3 or 4 photos, number them and add camera exif info. Hope that helps.

Actually I thought I should not create so many threads that it becomes nuisance for everyone and also wanted to keep a record of how I made improvements over time.

I tried figuring out how to post EXIF data but could not find it.

 

[FedericoRongaroli]

Whenever possible eliminate man-made objects from your shots. Power poles, wires, houses, etc. do not add to a natural setting.

I'm agree. The second picture, in my opinion is the best, good composition and good background.

bye

 

[Bytesback]

I have the same lens as you do, although I am shooting from a lower end camera, Nikon D3100, but I notice the same noise in my pictures that your seem to have. I've noticed this noise is most frequent if I shoot at 300mm. I've found the pictures generally come out better if you shoot at 240-260mm, and just crop as needed. You tend to end up with a sharper image. This is just my experience, I am really new at this so I could be way off base.

 

[Bytesback]

Also, it pays to be very judgemental and selective when it comes to your photos. When I first went out with my DSLR, I ran into a Bald Eagle that let me take pictures for a LONG time. I got over 300 photos. From there I went through and cut it down to my favorite 50, and edited them. Then I went through and cut it down to the 15 I liked best, and from there chose the 3 I liked most to post here. I have noticed that you'll get more informative responses if you limit your photos to 2-3 and then ask for critique and comments. You can keep all the photos you want on your computer to track your progress, but only post your top 2-3 on here for help. Just a thought

 

[psran]

I have the same lens as you do, although I am shooting from a lower end camera, Nikon D3100, but I notice the same noise in my pictures that your seem to have. I've noticed this noise is most frequent if I shoot at 300mm. I've found the pictures generally come out better if you shoot at 240-260mm, and just crop as needed. You tend to end up with a sharper image. This is just my experience, I am really new at this so I could be way off base.

You are right about 300 mm not being as sharp as cropped out 250 mm, I have to break this habit of using only the Extreme Focal Lengths be it Wide end or Tele End. It's almost second nature to Zoom in to 300 mm

 

[psran]

I'm agree. The second picture, in my opinion is the best, good composition and good background. bye

Thanks for the Encouragement. I don't know why but #3 had the Best Bokeh of all but after uploading here it doesn't look half as good

 

[Bytesback]

I have the same lens as you do, although I am shooting from a lower end camera, Nikon D3100, but I notice the same noise in my pictures that your seem to have. I've noticed this noise is most frequent if I shoot at 300mm. I've found the pictures generally come out better if you shoot at 240-260mm, and just crop as needed. You tend to end up with a sharper image. This is just my experience, I am really new at this so I could be way off base.

You are right about 300 mm not being as sharp as cropped out 250 mm, I have to break this habit of using only the Extreme Focal Lengths be it Wide end or Tele End. It's almost second nature to Zoom in to 300 mm

I know what you mean. When I see an bird that I want to photograph, my first instinct is to zoom all the way out to 300mm and snap away. I did that on my first bald eagle encounter, and regretted it immensely as a majority of my pictures were unusable because of the noise. My second encounter I was smarter and stuck around 240, and while the eagle was farther away in my second encounter, a majority of my photos turned out better. I'm finding that learning photography is learning patience, as it is mostly trial and error!