Pictures of The Heron & The Turtle "Run Turtle - Run"

Photographer	Lee Duer {K:210}
Project	N/A	Camera Model	Nikon D70
Categories	Nature Wildlife	Film Format
Portfolio	Nature WIldlife	Lens	Nikon 105mm f2.8D
Uploaded	9/28/2006	Film / Memory Type	Sandisk 1GB
		ISO / Film Speed
Views	124	Shutter	1/500
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/5.6
Critiques	2	Rating	Pending / 0 Ratings
Location	City - Waldorf State - MD Country - United States
About	I love the shot but I want to know how I could have improved it. It was shot at 640 at f5.6. It was 350' from me. Handheld but supported by the car window top. I used Photoshop "unsharp mask". Time was 12 noon so the bright sun was directly overhead. HELP !

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rebecca claassen {K:16443} 9/28/2006

Hi Lee, I am a learner myself so bare with me...but I will ask a few Q's and tell you what I know. Is this how you framed the shot in the camera or was it cropped? I ask because it seems that there isn't a real focal point ( nothing seems to be quite in focus). If you framed it like this when you took it your problem may be that the auto focus, if that was the setting was probably focused on the water in the background, making the subjects not as sharp as they should be. Was this the case?....R:)

Lee Duer {K:210} 9/30/2006

Thanks for your reply Rebecca. You brought up an interesting idea for me. I've attached the original view for you to see. When I do wildlife shots I try to focus on the eye of whatever I'm shooting. In this case the heron's eye. I can see the iris (it was a long didtance even for a 400mm lens) but it's obviously NOT sharp. One thing I keep forgetting about the d70 is that if you change iso or others settings (I forget which ones while I'm writing this to you) the auto focus system reverts (by default) to "closest subject". I generally prefer to use "dymanic" or center spot since most of my photos include branches or other stuff infront of the birds I shoot. Well the grasses are definitely closer than the bird and that's what probably made it so soft. I need to tie a big string around me and the camera to remind me to check the focus setting. Please continue to critique.

heron - original view

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