Birds in Flight

crazypaladin · 9th December 2004

My virgin attempt and it's not easy to capture the fast actions... comments are welcome:

Soaring Eagle

Birds in Flight 1

Bird in Flight 2

Lensman · 9th December 2004

Subjects are a bit soft or OOF

crazypaladin · 10th December 2004

Yup. It's quite a challenge to track these flying birds and yet focus fast enough to capture the fast paced action. All these shots are taken with manual focus by anticipating where they will fly into before I squeeze off the shutter.

Need advice from experts here on how to capture flying birds in better detail and ultimate sharpness. Any skills I can learn or experiment from? I am using the Sigma 50-500mm lens and using manual-focus-cum-anticipating-the-next-likely-position-of-these-birds-techniques.

copperbird · 10th December 2004

good take for your virgin attempt

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crazypaladin Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Central Posts: 748	Birds in Flight My virgin attempt and it's not easy to capture the fast actions... comments are welcome: Soaring Eagle Birds in Flight 1 Bird in Flight 2

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Lensman Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore & Hong Kong Posts: 908	Subjects are a bit soft or OOF

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crazypaladin Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Central Posts: 748	Yup. It's quite a challenge to track these flying birds and yet focus fast enough to capture the fast paced action. All these shots are taken with manual focus by anticipating where they will fly into before I squeeze off the shutter. Need advice from experts here on how to capture flying birds in better detail and ultimate sharpness. Any skills I can learn or experiment from? I am using the Sigma 50-500mm lens and using manual-focus-cum-anticipating-the-next-likely-position-of-these-birds-techniques.

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copperbird Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 224	good take for your virgin attempt