Rick Starkey
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Capturingtheunseen.com
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There are some focus issues with this image, and the whites are blown out on the head. I think a check of your white balance and depth of field (f-stop) would be a good idea. It looks to me like the focus missed the bird by a little bit, which will throw off the whites.
Hello Rick, Welcome to the forum. great shot. That low sun angle kinda blew out your whites on my monitor.. If you also shot RAW you might see if there was anything in the way of detail in the whites. Could you share some camera data as well as exposure info?
Rectory Photography
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The shot is not as sharp as it could be, so i would look at technique......shutter speed, focus points etc so you can start to take really sharp images. Then, you need to experiment with balancing light in editing.....shadows/highlights etc. In this particular image the darks are too dark , and the highlights are blown out...too white.
Rick Starkey
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Thanks for asking. I have a Nikon D7000. The settings were: 1/1600 sec – f/5.6 – ISO 70. Lens – Nikon AF Nikkor 720-300 shot at 300mm. I did crop this in PS along with using AI clear in Topaz Studio 2.
I'm learning.
Rick Starkey
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Thanks all!
dwillar
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Welcome to the group Rick. You are suffering from motion blur. Up the shutter speed to 1/3200, aperture of 5.6 should be fine, and ISO of 400 and 800, and 1600. Look at the pics and see what these settings tell your eyes. Don't be afraid to move things in big chunks, ISO especially. You have to shoot lots of pictures and become as one with your camera. You are off to a really good start with this picture. Play with it and, sooner than you may think, you will know how to read the environment and be making only a couple of minor adjustments while getting your camera to your eye. You are very very close now! 