Took this tonight

[Gliderparentntn]

I got my XTi last Thursday and wanted to see how well it did a low light shot so I took this Picture of my Sugar Glider.

For those that are not familiar with them they are Nocturnal and are Marcupials. They are Native from Australia and New Guenee (sp)

This Particular Glider is called a Leucistic Leu for short or others call them BEW (Black Eyed white) She is not a Albino due to her eyes being Black. This particular breed is rare here in the states.

Please Critque the photos that way I can learn and get better.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/IMG_0056.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/img_0055_12.jpg

[Gliderparentntn]

Here are some other pics of a Joey thats 2 weeks oop (out of Pouch)

She is what is called a White Face Blonde (WFB)


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/Baby%20pics/P1010089-1.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/Baby%20pics/P1010090.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/Baby%20pics/P1010089.jpg


Here are some pics with same Joey only 1 week oop

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/Baby%20pics/P3090038.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/Baby%20pics/P3090032.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/Baby%20pics/P3090031.jpg

[ZekaG]

Nice shots. Cute creatures.
On the first two, I would turn off the flash and open the aperture to it's widest. For example f/2.8. Or you can try using P mode, might come out better.

[Gliderparentntn]

Thanks,

Per your advice this is what I did.

First 2 pics here at at F/2.8 ISO set at 800

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/IMG_0059.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/IMG_0060.jpg

This picture is F/2.8 ISO 1600


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/IMG_0061.jpg


The last picture is F/2.8 ISO 400

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/GliderParentsNTN/IMG_0062.jpg

all pictures taken with the 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens

[gooble]

Your slow shutter speeds are not freezing the motion of the animal hence the softness of the pictures.

I would bring some light over to the cage, a lamp or something and then see what you can get. Probably going no less than 1/60 second if she is being still.

[timbop]

nice poses, but yes some more light would help. Really cute animal, and the baby came out really well. In a couple of them the camera focused on the wrong thing, which is going to happen with a busy scene and wider field of view. Sometimes you have to zoom in and tighten the shot to get the subject entirely on the AF sensor. Even then, you will find it misses sometimes. It's hard to tell because the viewfinder is so small, especially for a dark scene. So, I try to shoot series of shots, refocusing each time. Also, the camera tries to latch onto the most contrasty thing it sees so be aware of that when composing a shot.

[Gliderparentntn]

Thanks for the input guys.

Problem with adding light to get the shots is they are Nocturnal and they will go back in there sleeping pouch if I put a light on them. I'll work at it more and and see what happens. I'm a big time rookie here so it's going to take some time.

[timbop]

Thanks for the input guys.

Problem with adding light to get the shots is they are Nocturnal and they will go back in there sleeping pouch if I put a light on them. I'll work at it more and and see what happens. I'm a big time rookie here so it's going to take some time.

Ahhh, well that is different then. What you have is a really difficult lighting situation. You'ce spent a lot already, but adding something like the 430EX to your kit will help quite a bit in this case. The reason is that with an external flash you can diffuse and bounce the light, which spreads it out and makes it more natural looking. I don't know if your critters will mind the flash, but if you bounce it off the wall behind you or use a diffuser like the lightsphere it will help. The only other choice is to bump the ISO higher and clean it up with neat image/noise ninja or get a wider aperture lens like the 50/1.4.