Robin

[cp1005]

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/clutchperformers_birds/images/144861/original.aspx

Morris County, NJ'


Canon Rebel XTI
f/8
1/60 sec
ISO 100
400 mm
metering mode: average
AP mode
auto white balance

[canonfaithfulforever]

I think you should have raised the ISO to 400-800 to get the shutter speed to 1/400th or very close to eliminate the camera shake in this image.

General rule is keep the Shutter speed the same as the FL of the lens.

[ninext]

was this shot with a mirror lens?

[cp1005]

was this shot with a mirror lens?

Sorry--newbie here--don't know what that is! If you mean mirror lock up---no.

I used my Canon EF100-400.

I did not use a tripod---hand held instead (I know-should have used a tripod!)--which explains the shake!

[Deep Pocket]

I think you should have raised the ISO to 400-800 to get the shutter speed to 1/400th or very close to eliminate the camera shake in this image.

General rule is keep the Shutter speed the same as the FL of the lens.

For him on his XTI it would be 1.6x of it. :D

[canonfaithfulforever]

For him on his XTI it would be 1.6x of it. :D

1.6 croppers dont change focal length they change field of view so that rule is not widely followed.

[Lightworks Imaging]

I shoot a pair of crops, whatever the "rule", 1/60th is way too slow for that focal length. I routinely shoot @ 200mm, Tv of 125th with my 70-200 IS. That's as low as I can muster, and that's dicey in any case. Not only that, but these images seem over exposed, there's no detail in the wing feathers.

[Flo]

Agree about this being overexposed.