My first attempt at wildlife photography

sfhuang · 9th November 2003

Taken at the Clubsnap & Nikon Singapore Wildlife Photography Shoot/Workshop 2003. First attempt at bird wildlife photography.

Effective focal length = 600mm x 2 x 1.5 = 1800mm!!!

ps. Thanks to all the CS and NPS volunteers who made the event so successful, and for being patient in answering my many, many questions.

erwinx · 9th November 2003

good sharpness but bird a bit too dead centre. Did you use AF or MF btw?

xdivider · 9th November 2003

Originally Posted by sfhuang

Taken at the Clubsnap & Nikon Singapore Wildlife Photography Shoot/Workshop 2003. First attempt at bird wildlife photography.

Effective focal length = 600mm x 2 x 1.5 = 1800mm!!!

ps. Thanks to all the CS and NPS volunteers who made the event so successful, and for being patient in answering my many, many questions.

Show off

. Make me giam liao. Maybe i should look at some of those russian 1000mm/10 mirrors for the fm10 or the S2 with my light meter.....

sfhuang · 9th November 2003

Originally Posted by erwinx

good sharpness but bird a bit too dead centre. Did you use AF or MF btw?

used AF. The AF on the 600mm is spot on.

chngpe01 · 9th November 2003

Hi sfhuang,

Nice to meet you, glad you enjoy the outing. Agree with erwinx on the comments. But is it is a very good first attempt, I like the well caputred moment of the the bird - a Whimbrel.

Cheers

skfoo · 10th November 2003

Hi sfhuang,

Nice first attempt in using super-telephoto lenses. But you will probably need to adjust the level or contrast a little to brighten up the picture (to be closer to the actual event).

Besides having better reach on distance (or small) subjects, super-telephoto lenses have the ability to keep the main subject sharp and rendered the background/foreground out of focus (due to shallow depth of field) with proper handling techniques.

If you like the effect (and in case you missed the super-telephoto lenses too much), similar results can be achieve with shorter focal length lenses such as 85mm or 70-200mm zoom on nearby subjects through control of aperture and working distance (between the lenses and subjects). In another words, you can use bigger aperture or shorter working distance or both to achieve out of focus effect with shorter focal length lenses .

Either way, photography can be fun!

Glad to hear that you have enjoyed yourselves and the event was successful.

In case you are interested, I have posted two shots in NPSS website taken during the event.

http://www.naturephotosociety.org.sg...umID4/245.html

Cheers.

sfhuang · 10th November 2003

Sai Khoon, thanks very much for your comments and advice. Really appreciate it. Your pictures (as pointed to by the URL) are splendid! So are many of the other works on the NPS site! One thing I found out during the event, nature photography is really one of the most difficult types of photography to engage in. It does require lot of patience and skill.

I am now thinking of whether to join NPS or not, to get more opportunities to go for events like this!

cheers,
sfhuang

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sfhuang Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 972	My first attempt at wildlife photography Taken at the Clubsnap & Nikon Singapore Wildlife Photography Shoot/Workshop 2003. First attempt at bird wildlife photography. Effective focal length = 600mm x 2 x 1.5 = 1800mm!!! ps. Thanks to all the CS and NPS volunteers who made the event so successful, and for being patient in answering my many, many questions.

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chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,815	Hi sfhuang, Nice to meet you, glad you enjoy the outing. Agree with erwinx on the comments. But is it is a very good first attempt, I like the well caputred moment of the the bird - a Whimbrel. Cheers __________________ my work

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erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	good sharpness but bird a bit too dead centre. Did you use AF or MF btw?

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skfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,203	Hi sfhuang, Nice first attempt in using super-telephoto lenses. But you will probably need to adjust the level or contrast a little to brighten up the picture (to be closer to the actual event). Besides having better reach on distance (or small) subjects, super-telephoto lenses have the ability to keep the main subject sharp and rendered the background/foreground out of focus (due to shallow depth of field) with proper handling techniques. If you like the effect (and in case you missed the super-telephoto lenses too much), similar results can be achieve with shorter focal length lenses such as 85mm or 70-200mm zoom on nearby subjects through control of aperture and working distance (between the lenses and subjects). In another words, you can use bigger aperture or shorter working distance or both to achieve out of focus effect with shorter focal length lenses . Either way, photography can be fun! Glad to hear that you have enjoyed yourselves and the event was successful. In case you are interested, I have posted two shots in NPSS website taken during the event. http://www.naturephotosociety.org.sg...umID4/245.html Cheers.