General Photography thread

[1066familyman]

It could be that the in-camera processing has over-sharpened the bird. Have you got a sharpness setting in your camera menu? If so, check that it's on zero. I assume you shoot in JPEG rather than RAW? Kneon Light is our resident bird photography expert. He will definitely know more about this than I do!

Thanks Jack. Image sharpening is on zero and I'm currently shooting in Jpeg>Fine.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

 

[Wardy's twin]

A quick fire hand held snap the other evening on my Nikon P950.

Image almost looks photoshopped to me as it appears very 'flat' with an odd outline. I can't honestly remember if I was already in shutter speed mode, trying to capture birds in flight, or auto mode. Below are the figures:

shutter speed 1/800
100 ISO
62.5mm focal length.

Any experts any idea what's going on here?, and how I could improve upon this next time?
Could the 'flat' outline even be the Heron's markings doing weird things with human eyes against the sky backdrop? After all, it will naturally have markings designed to break up its outline when on the ground and in hunting mode.
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that's a pretty decent image for that type of camera... i think i remember that you didn't want to shoot raw, I would give it a try to see how it it delivers for you.

 

[1066familyman]

that's a pretty decent image for that type of camera... i think i remember that you didn't want to shoot raw, I would give it a try to see how it it delivers for you.

Thanks. I've certainly got better out of this camera, so I know it's capable of more.

I played with shooting in Jpeg/Raw but I don't really do any post processing and so the sorting of the files on the computer was a big hassle, especially as I was having trouble finding a Linux program to easily view Raw files in.

 

[Jack Straw]

Thanks Jack. Image sharpening is on zero and I'm currently shooting in Jpeg>Fine.

Experiment with different minus sharpness settings aiming at pidgeons, seagulls or similar-birds that are freely available, and compare results.

 

[Kneon Light]

A quick fire hand held snap the other evening on my Nikon P950.

Image almost looks photoshopped to me as it appears very 'flat' with an odd outline. I can't honestly remember if I was already in shutter speed mode, trying to capture birds in flight, or auto mode. Below are the figures:

shutter speed 1/800
100 ISO
62.5mm focal length.

Any experts any idea what's going on here?, and how I could improve upon this next time?
Could the 'flat' outline even be the Heron's markings doing weird things with human eyes against the sky backdrop? After all, it will naturally have markings designed to break up its outline when on the ground and in hunting mode.
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I think the outline is fine to be honest. With the bird being sharp against the sky and the trees out of focus you often get this "photoshop" effect.
In terms of it being flat I don't think it's too bad. To prevent my images looking flat I use post processing but if you don't want to do that I would simply experiment with sharpness settings etc on the camera.

 

[Wozza]

As the headline suggests, this photo is doing my head in.

This Bird Photo May Break Your Brain (And No, It Wasn't Photoshopped)

An optical illusion photo of a bird standing in water in Japan is going viral on the internet and breaking brains.

petapixel.com

(Wonder if the photographer has other shots from the same shoot?)

 

[Gabbafella]

I took this today in the centre of Rome.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Beautiful Red Cardinal Beetle in the garden this morning:

 

[1066familyman]

Male breeding Chaffinch I believe. Taken at Pett Pools about threee weeks ago.

 

[1066familyman]

I really like the water ripples on this. I'm pretty sure it's a male Tufted duck, although the tuft isn't visible on this, or the other shots I got.

 

[1066familyman]

Hartley Hare.

Wark on Tyne, a few days before Newcastle away.

 

[Bodian]

From a day at Cartmel Races on Saturday. My word these beasts are powerful when you're close up.

I liked the contrast of the jockeys racing - and those waiting for the next race.

 

[Wardy's twin]

From a day at Cartmel Races on Saturday. My word these beasts are powerful when you're close up.

I liked the contrast of the jockeys racing - and those waiting for the next race.

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yes great composition....

 

[Wardy's twin]

Beautiful Red Cardinal Beetle in the garden this morning:

is this also known as the red lily beetle or are they different? If its the former then whilst photographic they don't live long in my garden (note its one of the few that i get rid off along with aphids )

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

is this also known as the red lily beetle or are they different? If its the former then whilst photographic they don't live long in my garden (note its one of the few that i get rid off along with aphids )

No, it's a different species. The red lily beetle has a black head whilst the beetle I photographed has a red head. Unlike the lily beetle, it is a predator and eats other insects.

 

[1066familyman]

is this also known as the red lily beetle or are they different? If its the former then whilst photographic they don't live long in my garden (note its one of the few that i get rid off along with aphids )

Different. Cardinal Beetle has tapered wings. Lily Beetle much more rounded and small dimples in the wing.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Different. Cardinal Beetle has tapered wings. Lily Beetle much more rounded and small dimples in the wing.

Thanks... Maybe the LB is brighter red.. very similar though.

 

[1066familyman]

Surprisingly nice camouflage.

Wasdale, Lake District. Last week.

 

[Bodian]

Surprisingly nice camouflage.

Wasdale, Lake District. Last week.

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The Herdwick - everyone's favourite sheep. Lucky you if you were up here last week - wonderful weather.