House Finch

Vaughn Stamm · Nov 25, 2017

House Finch taken near my backyard feeder, shot thru a house window. Nikon d500, Nikon 200-500Vr lens, mono-pod/ball head, 1/500, f5.6, 500mm, 1800 ISO.

NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
ƒ/5.6
500mm
1/500s
ISO 1800
Sun, 19 November 2017 9:14 AM
NIKON D500 Ver.1.12

Comments welcomed.

kevin Hice · Nov 27, 2017

Vaughn welcome to BPN. Finch is a little on the soft side.Maybe a faster shutter speed would help or some pressure down on the lens to steady.Also if you shot at the longest focal point the lens may not be as sharp. A few degrees head angle would also be nice.Keep working at it.

Vaughn Stamm · Nov 27, 2017

Kevin; Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I did try to place firm pressure on the end of the lens to sharpen the image. Agreed that I may be better off going with a faster shutter to help in this regard also. Sharpness is the one aspect I have been trying to improve on. Of course shooting thru a double thermo-paned window certainly can't help in this regard either!
Thanks

Noel Heustis · Nov 27, 2017

Vaughn, it certainly looks like you are starting to get closer to your subjects. I like the colors of that bird and it sounds like you'll get many chances at it from different angles and lighting if it visits your backyard feeder. What is the green and white tent looking material in the background?

Vaughn Stamm · Nov 27, 2017

Noel; I never even paid that close of attention to that portion! The only items in that area behind the subject would have been a white house or a wooden fence panel. I can't tell because of the bokeh(Sp?).

Tim Foltz · Nov 28, 2017

Vaughn, eye looks sharp, colors seem a bit off and a bit of noise in the BG.
Sorry it took so long to reply I've had a bad cold.

-Tim

House Finch

Help Support BirdPhotographers.net:

Vaughn Stamm

Active member

kevin Hice

Well-known member

Vaughn Stamm

Active member

Noel Heustis

Well-known member

Vaughn Stamm

Active member

Tim Foltz

BPN Member

Similar threads

Latest posts