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Started Apr 2, 2022 | Photos thread
David Lal Forum Pro • Posts: 13,568
Snow bunting
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arniebook wrote:

The first one shows great feather detail, but some of the others have a bit of motion blur. I sure this lens is perfectly sharp at f5.6, so I would recommend opening up and increasing the shutter speed to eliminate the motion. Ensure your focus point is exactly where you want it, as there is little depth of field with this long focal length, even at f8.

Well, more than 10 years ago I took this one. It's a French snow bunting. Totally wild. I was using a D70 and Nik 50mm F1.8D. Not nearly as good as Dick's but not too shabby (hopefully?) and my kit was very much cheaper:

D70; La neige; snow bunting. Haute Savoie; Tignes

The trouble with using very long lenses for birding is that when the birds come close you can't get them all in the frame.

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