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my first attempt at birds · 08:25 PM

Here are a couple, more to come... CC is welcome as it is my first try.. They were quite hard to take pics of because they would try and fly away

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Duch · 03-10-2010, 08:27 PM

and the rest...

wshi · 03-10-2010, 10:16 PM

Looks pretty good! I have no experience shooting birds, so I can't offer much CC...

I'm curious what lens you used though?

Duch · 03-10-2010, 10:24 PM

I used the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 lens... First chance to use the lens, I thought of taking pics of birds, which I thought would be fun...

JLou · 03-10-2010, 10:33 PM

Nice capture.
I like the 3rd & 6th (first of second series) . . . you got the eyes

I have just bought that lens . . . nice lens

PentX Girl · 03-11-2010, 02:40 AM

For a first try looks like you did a pretty darn good job Jeff

**wtlwdwgn** · 03-11-2010, 02:04 PM

These are pretty good. Panning takes a lot of practice. Ask me how I know! It looks like a faster shutter speed might help sharpen your shots.

Duch · 03-11-2010, 03:16 PM

I cannot remember the shutter speed, but it was usually quite fast... I think one problem I had was that I didnt turn SR off.

GoremanX · 03-11-2010, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by Duch

I cannot remember the shutter speed, but it was usually quite fast... I think one problem I had was that I didnt turn SR off.

Why would turning SR off help in this instance?

Why can't you check the EXIF of your pictures to see what the shutter speed was? Why did you strip the EXIF data in the first place?

These are way better than the duck captures I keep trying for.

Duch · 03-11-2010, 03:58 PM

Maybe i am wrong, but I thought when panning you are suppose to turn SR off... I may be wrong. The shutter speed varied from 800-1000. I didnt intentionally strip the exif data, I just uploaded the pics to the site, and the data got lost in the process.

GoremanX · 03-11-2010, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by Duch

Maybe i am wrong, but I thought when panning you are suppose to turn SR off... I may be wrong. The shutter speed varied from 800-1000. I didnt intentionally strip the exif data, I just uploaded the pics to the site, and the data got lost in the process.

I think the EXIF gets stripped at some other point. It's hard to keep track of it sometimes

I upload pictures to this site all the time and the EXIF doesn't get stripped. It does get stripped during some post-processing operations, which always aggravates me.

At 1/1000, SR isn't doing anything good or bad, regardless of what you're doing with the camera. I doubt turning it off would have made a difference. But yes, now that I think back, I remember reading that turning SR off is preferable when panning to keep a subject in frame.

Duch · 03-11-2010, 07:25 PM

Would it have been better to increase the ISO to 200 (or even 400) to be able to raise the shutter speed to 1500, or 2000?

GoremanX · 03-11-2010, 07:48 PM

Originally posted by Duch

Would it have been better to increase the ISO to 200 (or even 400) to be able to raise the shutter speed to 1500, or 2000?

Nothing wrong with ISO 200 or 400 under the right circumstances, but that's best for you to determine on the spot. Conditions change all the time. But I don't think there's much difference between 1/1000 and 1/2000 as far as blur goes.

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Duch Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 63 Original Poster	and the rest... Attached Images

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03-10-2010, 10:16 PM	#3
wshi Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 455	Looks pretty good! I have no experience shooting birds, so I can't offer much CC... I'm curious what lens you used though?

03-10-2010, 10:24 PM	#4
Duch Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 63 Original Poster	I used the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 lens... First chance to use the lens, I thought of taking pics of birds, which I thought would be fun...

03-10-2010, 10:33 PM	#5
JLou Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 71	Nice capture. I like the 3rd & 6th (first of second series) . . . you got the eyes I have just bought that lens . . . nice lens

03-11-2010, 02:40 AM	#6
PentX Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,700	For a first try looks like you did a pretty darn good job Jeff

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wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	These are pretty good. Panning takes a lot of practice. Ask me how I know! It looks like a faster shutter speed might help sharpen your shots.

03-11-2010, 03:16 PM	#8
Duch Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 63 Original Poster	I cannot remember the shutter speed, but it was usually quite fast... I think one problem I had was that I didnt turn SR off.

03-11-2010, 03:35 PM	#9
GoremanX Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Georgia, VT Photos: Albums Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by Duch I cannot remember the shutter speed, but it was usually quite fast... I think one problem I had was that I didnt turn SR off. Why would turning SR off help in this instance? Why can't you check the EXIF of your pictures to see what the shutter speed was? Why did you strip the EXIF data in the first place? These are way better than the duck captures I keep trying for.

03-11-2010, 03:58 PM	#10
Duch Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 63 Original Poster	Maybe i am wrong, but I thought when panning you are suppose to turn SR off... I may be wrong. The shutter speed varied from 800-1000. I didnt intentionally strip the exif data, I just uploaded the pics to the site, and the data got lost in the process.

03-11-2010, 04:14 PM	#11
GoremanX Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Georgia, VT Photos: Albums Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by Duch Maybe i am wrong, but I thought when panning you are suppose to turn SR off... I may be wrong. The shutter speed varied from 800-1000. I didnt intentionally strip the exif data, I just uploaded the pics to the site, and the data got lost in the process. I think the EXIF gets stripped at some other point. It's hard to keep track of it sometimes I upload pictures to this site all the time and the EXIF doesn't get stripped. It does get stripped during some post-processing operations, which always aggravates me. At 1/1000, SR isn't doing anything good or bad, regardless of what you're doing with the camera. I doubt turning it off would have made a difference. But yes, now that I think back, I remember reading that turning SR off is preferable when panning to keep a subject in frame.

03-11-2010, 07:25 PM	#12
Duch Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 63 Original Poster	Would it have been better to increase the ISO to 200 (or even 400) to be able to raise the shutter speed to 1500, or 2000?

03-11-2010, 07:48 PM	#13
GoremanX Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Georgia, VT Photos: Albums Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by Duch Would it have been better to increase the ISO to 200 (or even 400) to be able to raise the shutter speed to 1500, or 2000? Nothing wrong with ISO 200 or 400 under the right circumstances, but that's best for you to determine on the spot. Conditions change all the time. But I don't think there's much difference between 1/1000 and 1/2000 as far as blur goes.

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