I wouldn't say I prefer grain. I'm ambivalent. I almost always shoot in TAV mode because the light varies greatly depending on where the birds perch. This shot is in brighter light, and I used some flash fill. So much lower ISO than the sparrow pic. No converter, handheld. Just for my personal amusement.
Paul via phone > On Feb 19, 2017, at 11:17 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > This one doesn't seem to have the grain you prefer? > Solid and with good detail. Does, however, look like either > DoF was too shallow or a slow shutter and a bit of head movement. > > J > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@mac.com> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 5:11:42 PM > Subject: PESO Nuthatch > > I generally try to shoot birds in trees or on other natural perches, but the > nuthatches rarely land on nearby branches. Once they’ve had their fill at the > feeder, they fly to the top of trees. > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18355196/nuthatch > > Paul > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.