Squrrel & Swan at SBG

JC1808 · 23rd December 2008

Went to SBG Yesterday for some practice and was so lucky that I able to shot 1 cute small squrrel and the white beautiful swan ^ ^

All shots are with setting : 100mm macro 1:2 lens with f/9, 1/100 and ISO 200

Just while I was exploring the near the lake (further inside), so do this little squreel and we met each other side by side haha, quickly I took the shot and then he ran away.

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Was so lucky this beautiful swan swim towards my direction while I was resting at the wooden bridge and I have chance to get this nice shots fast.

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Thanks for viewing ^^

Grey Knight · 24th December 2008

nice shots!
lucky guy!
I saw the swans but they were only grooming themselves and sleeping.

F2point8 · 24th December 2008

For some reasons, your shots are lacking in sharpness, not sure why??
Sorry to be blunt.

Cheers.

JC1808 · 24th December 2008

Originally Posted by F2point8

For some reasons, your shots are lacking in sharpness, not sure why??
Sorry to be blunt.

Cheers.

hi F2point8, I'm using 100mm Macro lens and manual focusing. So the swan kept coming forward towards me I have to refocus again =.= (it came fast)..... actually was suprised at the moment haha not sure what to do

lifepursuer · 24th December 2008

What metering did you use? i suppose you use centre for all the shots before you chanced upon the squirrel and swan hence either not enough time to change or either forgot

The details in the fur is all blown out. Compo is not strong either, keep shooting.

tanhb · 25th December 2008

Since you have one of the latest technology (D90) in your hands, why not switched your camera to AF-C with Dynamic Area AF to see how the camera perform instead of using manual focusing. You could even switch the AF area mode to automatic-area AF to understand how the camera select its AF points.

Built up the trust and understand your camera, in the event that you do not have time to do a proper focus, you can confidently switch you cam to automatic-area AF and trust that it will do a good job giving you time to concentrate on composition.

25th December 2008	#6
tanhb Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 656	Re: Squrrel & Swan at SBG Since you have one of the latest technology (D90) in your hands, why not switched your camera to AF-C with Dynamic Area AF to see how the camera perform instead of using manual focusing. You could even switch the AF area mode to automatic-area AF to understand how the camera select its AF points. Built up the trust and understand your camera, in the event that you do not have time to do a proper focus, you can confidently switch you cam to automatic-area AF and trust that it will do a good job giving you time to concentrate on composition.

23rd December 2008	#1
JC1808 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: West Posts: 198	Squrrel & Swan at SBG Went to SBG Yesterday for some practice and was so lucky that I able to shot 1 cute small squrrel and the white beautiful swan ^ ^ All shots are with setting : 100mm macro 1:2 lens with f/9, 1/100 and ISO 200 Just while I was exploring the near the lake (further inside), so do this little squreel and we met each other side by side haha, quickly I took the shot and then he ran away. #1 Was so lucky this beautiful swan swim towards my direction while I was resting at the wooden bridge and I have chance to get this nice shots fast. #2 #3 #4 #5 Thanks for viewing ^^

24th December 2008	#2
Grey Knight Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 312	Re: Squrrel & Swan at SBG nice shots! lucky guy! I saw the swans but they were only grooming themselves and sleeping. __________________ "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying". -Oscar Wilde

24th December 2008	#3
F2point8 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upp Bt Timah Posts: 532	Re: Squrrel & Swan at SBG For some reasons, your shots are lacking in sharpness, not sure why?? Sorry to be blunt. Cheers. __________________ 5DMKII\|24-105f4L\|50f1.4\|70-200f2.8L\|12-24f4\|400f5.6L http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymond101/

24th December 2008	#5
lifepursuer Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Western Singapore Posts: 85	Re: Squrrel & Swan at SBG What metering did you use? i suppose you use centre for all the shots before you chanced upon the squirrel and swan hence either not enough time to change or either forgot The details in the fur is all blown out. Compo is not strong either, keep shooting.