The Poser

Churchwolf · 25th August 2008

Hey Guys,

Here is a picture of a Rainbow Lorikeet taken at Jurong Bird Park a little while ago. It was an unfortunately cloudy day but these little guys were, as is their way, as noisy and curious as always!

This little fellow spent about 10 minutes sitting demurely on my shoulder, completely ignoring everything around him. In the end he walked down my arm and out onto the branch where he looked at the end of the camera with seemingly great interest. I wonder what was going through his little head?

The shot was taken with a Nikon D60 at 200mm, f/5.6, ISO100.

Thanks for viewing!

ssping83 · 25th August 2008

first look..

the picture is soft.. underexposed.. and the colours are flat..

you might want to do some pp for this.. =)

kazeeee · 25th August 2008

It is shot at 200mm, but you shot it at 1/20.
Probably that's why it looks soft.

Churchwolf · 26th August 2008

Yea, it was a pretty dark day. I probably should have cranked up the ISO a little because, as you point out, the VR couldn't quite keep the softness out of the image. Thanks for the constructive comments!

calebk · 27th August 2008

It's safe to say that even if VR had corrected the shake, any (slight) movements (and birds do twitch a lot) will result in slight softness.

Other that that, I think composition wise it is quite sound. Colours are a bit flat, but PP will fix that. On the whole I think you're very very fortunate to have been able to come so close to it.

25th August 2008	#1
Churchwolf Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lakeside, Singapore Posts: 285	The Poser Hey Guys, Here is a picture of a Rainbow Lorikeet taken at Jurong Bird Park a little while ago. It was an unfortunately cloudy day but these little guys were, as is their way, as noisy and curious as always! This little fellow spent about 10 minutes sitting demurely on my shoulder, completely ignoring everything around him. In the end he walked down my arm and out onto the branch where he looked at the end of the camera with seemingly great interest. I wonder what was going through his little head? The shot was taken with a Nikon D60 at 200mm, f/5.6, ISO100. Thanks for viewing! __________________ Cameras: Rollei 35, Rolleiflex-T, FinePix F700, Nikon D60, D300 Pics: Churchwolf's Album.

25th August 2008	#2
ssping83 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bishan Posts: 968	Re: The Poser first look.. the picture is soft.. underexposed.. and the colours are flat.. you might want to do some pp for this.. =)

25th August 2008	#3
kazeeee Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: kazeeee.com Posts: 294	Re: The Poser It is shot at 200mm, but you shot it at 1/20. Probably that's why it looks soft. __________________ my gallery http://kazeeee.com my flickr http://flickr.com/photos/kazeeee

26th August 2008	#4
Churchwolf Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lakeside, Singapore Posts: 285	Re: The Poser Yea, it was a pretty dark day. I probably should have cranked up the ISO a little because, as you point out, the VR couldn't quite keep the softness out of the image. Thanks for the constructive comments! __________________ Cameras: Rollei 35, Rolleiflex-T, FinePix F700, Nikon D60, D300 Pics: Churchwolf's Album.

27th August 2008	#5
calebk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clementi Posts: 10,476	Re: The Poser It's safe to say that even if VR had corrected the shake, any (slight) movements (and birds do twitch a lot) will result in slight softness. Other that that, I think composition wise it is quite sound. Colours are a bit flat, but PP will fix that. On the whole I think you're very very fortunate to have been able to come so close to it. __________________ deviantART \| fotologue