Robin Ryhd Ddu Car Park

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• fserajian (2040)
• [2006-07-14 16:12]
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Hi Robert,

Nice capture, a bit unsharp to me. TFS

Fara

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• mortcdz (53)
• [2006-07-23 15:06]

Well spotted and snapped - the composition of bird on wires works well. Sharpness is lacking - I'm trying hard to see where the focol point of the shot is
Thanks for sharing, and good luck with taking a shot of a pied wagtail
Thanks....Mark

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• Winaa (235)
• [2006-08-03 22:01]

Great capture, maybe just a little soft.Maybe it was camera shake? try uping you ISO a little top keep you shuter speed up always faster than the length of your lens>
I.E for a 200mm lens use 1/200 minimum.
Still A great photo though.
T.F.S
Aaron.

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• Janice (32968)
• [2006-08-21 5:44]

Hi Robert, no, it isn't very sharp. It is a good pose though, and you have all of the robin in the photo.

I have one tip - and that is practice. And more practice. Go outside and shoot all you can see, and then go check up on your PC. that is what has helped me a lot. Change your settings, and try again.

Reading your note to Fara, I try very hard to keep my camera still. It does take practice. I can go and take 100 photos at a time, and be only happy with a few. So be prepared to delete lots.

So good luck and don't give up,
Janice

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• jean11-3 (4583)
• [2006-11-06 9:13]

Hi Robert,lovely shot of the robin.I don't think that the lack of sharpness detracts from your picture. You have edited it well,TFS regards Jean

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• Nigel_Smith (773)
• [2006-11-13 16:43]

Hi Robert,

To begin with, I really like this. I am always too slow to capture timid creatures and admire anyone who achieves it.

I think I agree with the general view and your own opinion here, that the problem (if any) was camera shake. I say this because the whole frame shows more or less equal motion blur. I'm looking particularly at the feet and wire fence, as the eyes and feathers may confuse the issue, being the most prominent elements of the picture.

The shot is well composed and lit, and it is to your credit that you were able to capture the robin at such close quarters at all, even though you tell us it is easy!

It's easy to talk about getting the settings right to keep shutter speeds short, but when time is of the essence... although unless using a long lens, 100th should enable a good sharp shot with a static subject even handheld

It would be interesting to know how far you were from the subject and what lens and / or zoom level you were using to capture this.

Best regards

Nigel

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• rushfan2112 (695)
• [2007-06-30 10:52]
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Hi Robert,

The fact that you got close enough to one of these timid little birds is testimony to you.

Frankly, it's really no that sharp and I doubt there's a lot you can do with Picture Project. However, I've done a workshop using Nikon Capture NX.

Hope you like it. It's a really good shot which, with a tad more sharpness could be very good indeed.

Regards,

Paul

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• RhythmThief (1735)
• [2007-08-08 16:25]

I like that, despite the lack of sharpness. The composition is good.