Camera Settings: This applies to bird photography. If you are looking for advice on portraits or another scenario look else ware. Lens 200-500 at 500mm. Distance to subject about 20'...

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Oct 30, 2017 22:36:30 #

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

This applies to bird photography. If you are looking for advice on portraits or another scenario look else ware.

Lens 200-500 at 500mm. Distance to subject about 20' or less. D500. A shorter lens will provide more DOF, but can you get close?

Aperture f9 to get enough DOF. Shutter 1/500s even though the camera was on a tripod. Birds have a tendency to move their heads. VR and tripods won't help when subject moves. VR off.

ISO on auto, no limits. It was an overcast day and light was low. I used a flash in i-TTL with an extender. Even so the ISO came in at 500.

The raw image was processed to taste in LR Classic and Topaz DeNoise.

I'm not saying this is the only way to do this but its my favorite way...it works and the image proves it.

Happy birding.

(Download)

Oct 31, 2017 01:21:17 #

reader Loc: Los Angeles

Thank you for posting the tutorial. What tripod and ball head were you using?

Classic picture of the White-breasted Nuthatch, how long were "on the bird"?

Oct 31, 2017 02:31:20 #

fosgood11 Loc: oil city, La.

joer wrote:

This applies to bird photography. If you are looki... (show quote)

PRETTY NUTHATCH

Oct 31, 2017 04:45:14 #

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

Fine detail in the download.
Well taken/captured.

Oct 31, 2017 06:52:00 #

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

reader wrote:

Thank you for posting the tutorial. What tripod and ball head were you using?

Classic picture of the White-breasted Nuthatch, how long were "on the bird"?

I'm using an Enduro Stealth CLT 403 carbon tripod with a Wimberley gimbal. Probably no more than a couple of seconds.

Oct 31, 2017 09:09:49 #

MikWar Loc: Chicago, Western Suburbs

Thanks for the explanation. Great pic, too!

Oct 31, 2017 09:19:51 #

reader Loc: Los Angeles

Thank you. One more question. Why would a shorter lens provide more depth of field? I thought it was a function of aperture. How/Why does the length of the lens affect DOF?

Oct 31, 2017 10:32:32 #

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

joer wrote:

This applies to bird photography. If you are looki... (show quote)

Very nice photo with excellent detail....Rich

Oct 31, 2017 12:33:27 #

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great capture Joe.

Oct 31, 2017 12:55:42 #

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

reader wrote:

Thank you. One more question. Why would a shorter lens provide more depth of field? I thought it was a function of aperture. How/Why does the length of the lens affect DOF?

Google "Depth of Field Calculator" and do any combination you want to compare. Be sure you compare same sensor sizes.

Oct 31, 2017 12:56:19 #

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Thank you very much for looking and the comments.

Oct 31, 2017 13:40:34 #

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

reader wrote:

Thank you. One more question. Why would a shorter lens provide more depth of field? I thought it was a function of aperture. How/Why does the length of the lens affect DOF?

Simply put , you won't be able to get close.

Oct 31, 2017 17:36:04 #