Looking to improve my photos

Uncle Frank · Feb 7, 2011

RBFresno said:
RBFresno said:

You've received some very complicated advice, and some unflattering characterizations of the 70-300vr lens. Keeping it simple, just shoot when there's some light on the subject. This example was taken with the 70-300vr at 300mm.

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Exactly!

Also, from the reflections in the eyes it appears that flash was used (two flashes for the hummer?)

No flash with the finch, 3 with the hummer.

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VarmintCong · Feb 8, 2011

Don't have a lot of bird photos, this is 300mm f/7.1.

jcroyle · Feb 11, 2011

I do have an old tripod. the head was broken and I thought maybe I could add a ball head to it. I took the old head off and I am left with a shaft that is internally threaded, and the screw that held the old head on. I think it was a tripod for video but it held my old P&S fine. How do ball heads attach? do new tripods have externally threaded shafts that the head screws onto?

Skipper494 · Feb 11, 2011

At an equivalent 450mm, looks like the VR didn't help much.

Skipper494 · Feb 11, 2011

These are handheld at 450 mm equivalent, S2 Pro and the old Tamron 70-300, no VR of course, but I was younger then! Try VR off.

pocketfulladoubles · Feb 14, 2011

You are at the weakest part of that lens. My recommendations is to pull focal length back to about 240mm (270mm max) and stop down to f/7.1 (f/8 ideally) and try again. It will sharpen up a good bit.

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