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Wildlife with G3 and 100-300

Started Mar 17, 2013 | Discussions thread
OP Solomente Regular Member • Posts: 176
Re: Wildlife with G3 and 100-300

Hi Howard, I appreciate the criticism. I had intended to take my tripod that day but just forgot it. I do plan to try it next weekend and see if I get better results. But to address some of the specific points...

First, discard the 5 alligator shot as that was just something interesting, not a good photo. There was no way for me to get into a good position, as evidenced by all the busy reeds in the foreground. For the others, all are crops from the original image, in some case for more reach and in others just to get a better composition. The birds move so fast I always just worry about getting them in focus and snapping, knowing I can adjust the composition in PP. The cropping no doubt comes at a cost of sharpness. Also, I have the 20mm and 45mm and I don't think the 100-300 will ever yield results as sharp as they can produce. All that said, you and others have offered some good feedback and techniques that I will experiment with and hopefully improve my results. You can be the judges, as I'll be sure to post my results in the future

Thanks again for looking and critiquing!

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