Think I'll throw in a comment myself. This and the other shot has two main problems.
First: I need t get closer to get some more details. A will work on this. I am working on making a hide. Second: The light. There is enough light, that's not a real problem, but the background is boring grey in both (and in all the rest of the shots on the card). So I am talking quality, not quantity. These shots depend on the tide. No tide, no birds. Right now the low tide is in the middle of the day, and around midnight. The chances for better light are rather poor at the moment. This will change. So while waiting for the "perfect" light I will experiment with getting closer. I also need to be more observant about the quality of the light. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27. mars 2006 23:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PESO: Bird shot with "Canon" > > I have been advised not to use the word crappy in the headline. > I found theword Canon an appropriate synonym. In a way the > Tokina lens _is_ a Canon. > > After seeing the results the Tokina makes, I am not sure it > qualifies for the "crappy lens, bird shoot competition" > When used within the limititations it performs pretty good, IMO. > > This first shot is not a stunning picture. But thinking of my > limited skills and the cropping I am surprised by the quality. T > here is a tighter cropped version there to (simply click on the > thumb below the picture). I could need some help on the cropping. > I find it hard to make a good composition. > > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=227325 > Tripod, lightly tighted (my spellchecker doesn't like this word, > is it correct?). istDS, 400 ISO raw, > Tokina AT-X SD 150-500/5,6 @500mm, f:11, 1/500s. > Adjusted contrast, saturation, and sharpened plus cropped in RSE. > > What do you think?
