DoubleDAZ
09-23-2008, 03:04 PM
Not sure how much progress I'm making, but I was able to get some playtime in this morning with the E-510, 70-300mm, and wireless release before it got too hot again (isn't it supposed to be fall?).
Anyway, I don't know what to do about the bright background. I was thinking of hanging a sheet or dropcloth, but I'm not sure that will work any better. I spent a lot of time moving things around because the hummer wouldn't cooperate and feed where I wanted him to. So, I didn't get to fiddle with a bunch of different settings or add the FL-36 for fill. I did add some fill in Picasa2 to bring up some detail.
I don't know why I used F22 except that I was trying to make sure something was in focus. I wish I had backed off to F8/F11 because there was enough light to get a higher speed and undoubtedly get a better shot.
Then I moved inside through the window again, but the hummer wouldn't come to that feeder before my battery needed a charge. I did get some of the male Lesser Goldfinch, so that made the wife happy. I am ready to all but give up on the idea of shooting through the window though. It's a lot of trial and error, and luck, to even come close to a decent shot. Even then you can still tell they were taken through a window. I think I'll have more luck building a stand for the window feeder and setting it up elsewhere in the yard wherever I want to take photos. This way I could actually set it right near the flowers they like. I like that feeder because it doesn't have the glass/plastic tube sticking up, so I don't have to worry so much about which holes the birds want to use.
I included the third shot just because it turned out so weird. I have no idea how I zoomed in so close and messed up the focus, but I took several just like this before I noticed. :)
Anyway, I don't know what to do about the bright background. I was thinking of hanging a sheet or dropcloth, but I'm not sure that will work any better. I spent a lot of time moving things around because the hummer wouldn't cooperate and feed where I wanted him to. So, I didn't get to fiddle with a bunch of different settings or add the FL-36 for fill. I did add some fill in Picasa2 to bring up some detail.
I don't know why I used F22 except that I was trying to make sure something was in focus. I wish I had backed off to F8/F11 because there was enough light to get a higher speed and undoubtedly get a better shot.
Then I moved inside through the window again, but the hummer wouldn't come to that feeder before my battery needed a charge. I did get some of the male Lesser Goldfinch, so that made the wife happy. I am ready to all but give up on the idea of shooting through the window though. It's a lot of trial and error, and luck, to even come close to a decent shot. Even then you can still tell they were taken through a window. I think I'll have more luck building a stand for the window feeder and setting it up elsewhere in the yard wherever I want to take photos. This way I could actually set it right near the flowers they like. I like that feeder because it doesn't have the glass/plastic tube sticking up, so I don't have to worry so much about which holes the birds want to use.
I included the third shot just because it turned out so weird. I have no idea how I zoomed in so close and messed up the focus, but I took several just like this before I noticed. :)