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RedRobin:
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A mate of mine (local born and bred West Dorset man) is an experienced fly fisherman (various official bodies consult him) and tells me that where there are Kingfishers, if you stick out a long branch one will sometimes use it as a perch to hunt from. More than once he has had one land on his Carp rod!
rich83:
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^^^^ Stunning photo. I love how you have captured the dynamic legs and bird's balance. :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
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Great photo there... for some reason when viewing that pic online it has a blue cast. I opened it up in photoshop and the colours are completely normal :stupid:
RedRobin:
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Great photo there... for some reason when viewing that pic online it has a blue cast. I opened it up in photoshop and the colours are completely normal :stupid:
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....I'm now realising that I don't look at photos with such a highly critical eye as you do, Rich. All I see (unless a cast or something is absolutely spoiling a shot) is the action or mood which is captured and composition and general colour and/or effect. It's probably because I'm using a ~£300 pocket camera and not thousands of pounds worth of finest camera gear which would give me higher expectations of.
PND:
--- Quote from: richwig83 on December 02, 2012, 02:18:31 pm ---Great photo there... for some reason when viewing that pic online it has a blue cast. I opened it up in photoshop and the colours are completely normal :stupid:
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What browser are you using Rich? Looks the same in Photoshop as it does in Chrome for me.. :confused:
I'm getting better results using the camera is 'sports mode' as the faster shutter speeds are giving better results. Obviously getting high ISO values because of it as I'm pretty much at the 400mm end of the lens and therefore more noise than ideal. Is there any way around this? I suppose while there's plenty of light about, it's OK. I am now aiming for quality rather than quantity when I go out!
Everyone's feedback and encouragement is very welcome!
rich83:
Using safari mate... its odd that it displays perfectly on flickr, but not on this forum. :stupid:
Anyway...looking at that photo for example the shutter speed it 1/2000 which is very short and ISO 1000 which is very high, you could have used 1/500 and then you could have used ISO ~250. Use the camera in Tv mode and select a shutter speed of about 1/400-1/500 for birds in flight photos. :happy2:
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