I've been trying to improve my technique for photographing the smaller birds in flight. Just thought some people might be interested to see this flight shot of a Goldfinch (three separate shots in rapid succession and put together as a single composite photo). I've also put a few more up on my website for anyone interested.
that's such a stunning composition Roger, each one a super in flight shot. Thanks so much for uploading.
Btw, you may need to go to your settings on black tab top of the page; 2nd tab along "Advanced Options" and change Content Editor to "Enhanced" default and remember to press the blue save button underneath. Then your photos will upload as full format and not as a thumbnail.
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Regards, Hazel
This is how it will show when you change your settings Roger ...
Very nice Roger.
Jim
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Thanks Hazel! I knew that about the Advanced Settings and changed it a few weeks ago . . . I just forgot and uploaded the photo as an attachment . . . I must remember next time, thanks ! :)
Thanks very much Jim! :)
Nice work, Roger. You managed to keep the bird in focus throughout the three shots. Did you use all the focusing points from a stationary position or were you tracking it?
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Tony
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Thanks Tony! Details were as follows . . . .
Centre point plus four surrounding points, AI Servo (tracking), focal length 300mm, 1/2500th sec, f5.6, ISO 1000 and each photo was cropped by around 50% before combining them into one photo in Photoshop.
Stunning Roger and I'll bet it wasn't just 10min work. Well done.
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Thanks very much Nissanman . . . . I did basic post processing on the three separate photos in Lightroom, then imported into Photoshop where I had to 'cut out' birds from 2 photos and then blend into the third . . . can't remember exactly, but about 45 minutes all in all.