I know there are many threads here with better photos of this type of bird, but I'd like to post to see whether there is any useful C&C I can get. I snapped these shots of a Northern Parula warbler feeding off of Bottle Brush flower nectar:
Plus, this shot below is a little interesting, as it shows the full back pattern, even if it is out of focus (focused on feet, you'll notice, because that is the focal plane where the bird was not a split-second before:
So these aren't the sharpest shots I've taken. I had to boost ISO (to 3200) to get reasonable shutter speed, and counteracting that I was using f/6.3 to try to get some Focal depth too - in retrospect I think "wide open" at f/5.6 would have optimized the speed better.
The lighting was not ideal, as you can see: patchy bright lit areas filtering through the trees late in the afternoon, resulting in a shutter speed of 1/500 sec or faster, which "should" be fast enough.
And to compensate for the non-ideal shots, I probably over-sharpened the images.
I'm wondering whether the high ISO is simply generating a little too much noise, and that I would have been better off at ISO 1600, f/5.6, and maybe a slight underexposure.
Any feedback or suggestions in those areas is appreciated.
shinksma
