> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 April 2006 16:37 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder. > > BTW, I have exactly the same problem you are discussing when > bird shooting. > The place you'll likely find many birds are in natural areas > with bodies of water. I'm separated from the subjects by 10 > - 50 meters at my favorite birding location. My longest lens > is 500, and I have yet to get a satisfactory shot. At those > distances the bird just fills the the spot meter circle in > the viewfinder. Cropping inevitably renders an image that is > too grainy/noisy. > > The only solution is really lenses with more reach, or > getting closer. I'm considering using some telescopic lenses > (camera on the telescope) to see how it works. > >
Surely the best answer must be to get closer. If you rely on long lenses all the time, you are losing a lot of opportunities to make use of different perspective, and your photographs will all tend to look the same. In my opinion, the best generalist wildlife photographer is Frans Lanting. His photographs show a great range of perspectives on the creatures he photographs, and he gets close. Bob
