No guts no glory. Eagle

[lablover27]

I'm mentally struggling with my Photography and questioning if my new A1 takes sharp images. Also with my newness to Lightroom. Here is my first jpg export to see if I have it right or at least on the right track. Currently pouring over Steves books and videos.

I hope this shows well. Please give me constructive feedback. Shot with Sony A1 and 200-600 G. Cropped but not too aggressive. Wasn't sure what a correct export size needed to be.

Shot wide open and way too slow shutter speed. 1/1000. Funny in a series of photos several look blurry and a few are sharp. I assume it was my shutter speed and lack of panning skills that caused this.

Have at it, and thank you

Joe

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[Woody Meristem]

On here they look fine to my eye. The "pose" of the eagle in flight isn't to my liking, but that's not you fault -- do you normally shoot bursts? If not, you should.

 

[lablover27]

On here they look fine to my eye. The "pose" of the eagle in flight isn't to my liking, but that's not you fault -- do you normally shoot bursts? If not, you should.

I did shoot burst. I have about 100 of this guy flying. I’m struggling with viewing them all. . I’m also struggling with my panning technique as some in threat long burst missed focus. On that note, what would be a favored pose for this fella.
Thank you for your input and happy new year

Joe

 

[Charles Loy]

re: a series of photos several look blurry and a few are sharp

That's the way it is, dismiss the fuzzy and show/enjoy the sharp. And yeah, 1/1000th is slow for that camera /lens set. Nice snaps shown, congrats

 

[dwillar]

For inflight I would up the shutter speed to 1/2000 or 1/4000. Maybe f5.6 and whatever ISO begins to look good. What is the aperture range on the lens?. I shoot in manual mode and play with a few shots to get things to an acceptable level for the final burst. Practice while you have the opportunity and enjoy changing things until you begin to see what you want to see. Both of those shots look pretty good to me. Get them the best you can before post processing the images. The camera makes a much better friend than the computer.

 

[lablover27]

For inflight I would up the shutter speed to 1/2000 or 1/4000. Maybe f5.6 and whatever ISO begins to look good. What is the aperture range on the lens?. I shoot in manual mode and play with a few shots to get things to an acceptable level for the final burst. Practice while you have the opportunity and enjoy changing things until you begin to see what you want to see. Both of those shots look pretty good to me. Get them the best you can before post processing the images. The camera makes a much better friend than the computer.

My 200-600 is a f.5.6/6.3. For the shots above the bird went from perched to flying in a heartbeat so I had zero chance to change the shutter speed. I’m getting more familiar with the customization of the buttons so I don’t think that will happen again. Plus the help of the fine people here help along as well.

The shots were definitely underexposed but Lightroom helped that. I know now by looking at them what I need to change and quickly the next time. Part of game that’s also a teaching moment. I think now I understand why Steve and others don’t like plain sky shots.

Thank you for the critique and taking the time to help out. Very much appreciated

Joe

 

[Woody Meristem]

what would be a favored pose for this fella.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; I don't especially like the tilted head but other folks might prefer it. In any case, when photographing wildlife ya takes what ya can get. I have some treasured photographs that many people would think are terrible but the circumstances under which they were taken make them really special.

 

[lablover27]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; I don't especially like the tilted head but other folks might prefer it. In any case, when photographing wildlife ya takes what ya can get. I have some treasured photographs that many people would think are terrible but the circumstances under which they were taken make them really special.

Thanks woody…very true

 

[RugglesZ9]

On here they look fine to my eye. The "pose" of the eagle in flight isn't to my liking, but that's not you fault -- do you normally shoot bursts? If not, you should.

I like the eagle's pose. He is clearly sailing along, but looking up at something above it - that adds interest to an otherwise very nice shot of the bird.