Chaffinch

Gallery: AvianPosted April 6, 2017112 views9 comments

Chaffinch at poolside. Notice the feet which are showing signs of the disease which has affected these birds.
The old Nikons are,not that good on high ISO so I have to resort to slow shutter speeds and chuck a few.(or a lot) It is possible to get stuff on 80th second - even in mid splash. With camera on full burst that is.
D200
Sigma100-300mm
800 ISO 120th @f9
Curves/Levels.
Paint Shop Pro 7

80% of full frame.
Thanks for coments on last pic

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 6, 2017 at 5:05 PM

A lovely subject with great colours. The setting adds to the image IMO.

Time to upgrade to a D7200. I liked my D200 a lot, and the D300 even more. The D7200 is definitely better in terms of noise at higher ISO values.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 6, 2017 at 5:05 PM

Excellent detail, John, and a nice pose. To my eye, the head and shoulders look just a tiny bit oversharpened, I'm starting to see a little jitter in the fine plumage.

That old equipment still works just fine in the right hands!

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 6, 2017 at 6:35 PM

Richard-Thanks

"Time to upgrade to a D7200. I liked my D200 a lot, and the D300 even more. The D7200 is definitely better in terms of noise at higher ISO values. "

I have got the D7100 and to be really honest I think my upgrading days are about over(Its a long story) cheeky

I always liked the D200 and I am not too sure why !! It always felt strong and reliable

Dennis
Thank you. I didn't apply any sharpening other than the basic global after down sizing, I am just wondering if in fact I used the D7100. My PP programme doesn't keep the exif and I get a bit muddled sometimes. The D7100 has no sensor filter and some say it does tend to do as you say with fine detail.(Nuthatches especially.
Thanks for your comments
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on April 7, 2017 at 12:54 PM

This looks pretty good for 120th. Very sharp except for perhaps the beak and that is not a dealbreaker. Color and noise level is fantastic. I don't think you can complain about the D 200. It's still a good camera. My guess is you have less noise at iso 800 than I have with my new D 500 at iso 800.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 7, 2017 at 3:47 PM

Oh, how beautiful! Great colors and detail and surroundings and composition.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 7, 2017 at 3:55 PM

There is nothing not to like about this John. Great detail, cool bird and a complimentary setting. I also think it looks just a little "crunchy" from over sharpening. Not bad though. Too bad about their feet! Nice frame!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 7, 2017 at 5:01 PM

Thanks guys- Appreciated.
I,ll see if I can drop the sharpen setting in camera.
Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 7, 2017 at 10:17 PM

If you are shooting raw files the sharpen setting isn't affecting your photos in camera. You might've oversharpened in Photoshop a tiny bit. Still, a fine photo and a good look at a bird that I never get to see. devil

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 8, 2017 at 4:28 AM

Hi Charlie
Thanks- I don't shoot raw and I se paint Shop pro. Couldn't get on with photoshop.. I always use the same workflow and rarely sharpen these days but used to a few years back.. The only sharpening is when I have reduced the pic down(Bi -linear) for posting on the site, which softens it a bit..Funny how the effect only seems to appear on certain birds !
Thanks for your input.
Cheers
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments