I focused on the bird. The difference might be that the bird is moving and the seed is stationary :-). Paul On Jun 18, 2006, at 2:40 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
> The seed in the feeder looks nice and sharp, the bird seems a bit soft. > Not much DOF with that combination at ~f11. Nice capture though, > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> A friend gave me a goldfinch feeder and a bag of thistle seed. The >> feeder requires the birds to eat hanging upside down. Apparently, >> goldfinches are among the few species that can do this. After a few >> weeks, I now have a flock of goldfinches that visits on a regular >> basis. They're very small and easily spooked. They don't seem to >> alight >> on branches near the feeder, so "natural" shots are not likely. So >> today I set up the *istD with the A400/5.6 and the A2XS converter. I >> attached a remote shutter release, so I could shoot down to 1/90th or >> so. I think this was at 5.6 @ 1/90th, ISO 400. It's cropped to about >> half the frame. On the tripod of course. >> >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4575075 >> >> >> >> > > > -- > When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
