Yep Melody's gone to the birds!

[Melody]

:lol: Well does that tell you I had my full of 18 straight days of editing and shooting horses?

Ah well it was different, here's just another typical Heron :)

D2x 200 2.0vr 1.7tc

Melody

[Melody]

OOPS sorry I'm just looking at some quickly, he had feet really he did! SEE!

[JPS]

Errrrrrrrr....... what have you done Melody ? These two don't seem sharp at all :eek: ! ...is it you or is it the D2X's fault :confused: ?

Sorry, but...
:cheers:

[Melody]

Probably me and getting tired or something the raw files at 100% are quite sharp actually, I'll look at them closer tomorrow I'm home on the laptop now. Thanks for letting me know JP :)

Melody

[Igor]

Good shots Melody.
I think the lens was close to wide open and you had a focusing point in the center, right? That's why the heron's head is out of focus, I have this thing too when shooting tele.
Just click to the upper focusing point to be active and you'll get the head (the most important area) in focus.

[Melody]

Don't recall Igor, I was playing with various settings today, I typically use the single area not the dynamic and the darn bird kept moving his head, as the eyes are what I do try to focus on so I know on some shots I changed it to dynamic, good be the problem, that and I'm sure some camera shake I could feel not holding it steady. Looked at my raw shots again not sharp hey blame it on tired. It was still different then horses for a change.

Thanks for looking and the suggestions.

Melody

[JPS]

..............That's why the heron's head is out of focus, I have this thing too when shooting tele................
The whole bird looks blury to me... could it be that the lens isn't sharp a full aperture ? ...doubt it ! Did you shoot handheld Melody :confused: ?

[Melody]

The whole bird looks blury to me... could it be that the lens isn't sharp a full aperture ? ...doubt it ! Did you shoot handheld Melody :confused: ?

I'm not even looking at it again yet...I just woke up...man it must have been bad :lol: It has to be ME, yep it was handheld I was getting hot and had carried the 400 2.8 with the 200 2.0 one at 10lbs? and the other at 7 with the camera tripod and bag....believe me the 200 2.0 even with the 1.7 tc is plenty sharp. I'll look today JP and find you one that's in focus :rofl: well maybe I will!

Melody

[AzRich]

glad to see it's got feet. Hate to see a heron-on-a-stick.

:)

Birds are cool Melody, keep shootin'!