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Yellow-billed Babbler

by Nishand Venugopal

Gallery: AvianPosted April 10, 2017106 views2 comments
Camera Info
Device:    Nikon D3200
Lens:    VR 150-500mm f/5-6.3G
Focal Length:    500mm
Focus Mode:    AF-A
AF-Area Mode:    Dynamic
VR:    ON
AF Fine Tune:
Exposure
Aperture:    f/6.3
Shutter Speed:    1/800s
Scene Mode:    Sports
Exposure Comp.:    0EV
Exposure Tuning:
Metering:    Matrix
ISO Sensitivity:    Auto (ISO 400)


Experimented with other settings in my camera, hope focus and image quality is better

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 10, 2017 at 5:49 PM
Focus is getting better, Nishand.  The eye and face are nicely focused here.  to get the rest of the body in focus, a slightly higher f-stop would be called for-perhaps f/8.  Also, when you're shooting a relatively dark subject against a bright sky using any automatic exposure mode, you'll need to add some positive compensation.  In this case, probably +2/3 to +1 EV.  The sky will probably go white, but the subject is more likely to be properly exposed and that's what counts.

If you can find a photography club in your area, it might be helpful to join them and get other people's direct feedback while you're in the field.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 10, 2017 at 8:45 PM
Yes, focus is definitely getting better, and what a place you picked to try to focus on something (through all the branches)!  :)  But you did it!  Congratulations!  I'm happy for you.  Keep working on the focus even if you start working on other things.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments