rspb minsmere first hobby

hello to all.
well today i went to minsmere on the east cost UK. weather sunny but very blustery wind. not that much to photograph all a bit to far away unlees u had a 600mm + . but im very happy to come away with my first hobby images. also got some flight shots of gulls and ringed plover.
all taken with bigma hand held .

Nice series and congrats on the hobby, great flight shots and i really like the last of the ringed plover on the mud.

thanks pete ive been doing a lot of hand held shot latley but they have not been to good do to shake or noisey. as with the plover if the len is resting on somthing /and try to get 50% frame fill then are good shots . plover wins.
many thanks
jason p

These are nice but can be better. Bigma is definitely more capable than these. Perhaps should consider a monopod or tripod?
I experienced the very same problem when i first got my Bigma. After using a tripod, the # of keepers skyrocketed.

lovely shots, i've seen the hobbies there several times but always too far away to photogragph. yes they are slightly soft , but GOOD effort though......... what lens? (OOPPS just reread the thread....sorry)

ps:- not to keen on the frames

thanks guys .
fee have u had the same problem with hand held shots and noise level is an ishew if the shutter speed is low any recomendation for this.
glenn ive only started useing this typpe of frame it my second go with this style the jury is still out.
many thanks
jason

jpalmer wrote in post #2018187
thanks guys .
fee have u had the same problem with hand held shots and noise level is an ishew if the shutter speed is low any recomendation for this.
many thanks
jason

My keeper was really low when i shot with Bigma handheld(unless i have Mitcon's arms - a fellow POTN'er who gets excellent results with Bigma handheld). The solution for me, is tripod. Nowadays I carry the tripod to anywhere i shoot, including to Yellowstone National Park last year . Some people have luck with monopod.

As for noise, the recipe for noise disaster is "underexposure + high ISO + heavy cropping". Canon dSLRs handle high ISO pretty good. Most of the time, it is the underexposure and heavy cropping that amplify the noise. The solution would be, always try your best to exposure the photo appropriately(use Exposure Compensation), and figure out a way to approach your subject closer, first hand. Next, try not to crop too much. Cropping is NOT a good way to make the subject fill the frame.

Hope it helps.

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"As for noise, the recipe for noise disaster is "underexposure + high ISO + heavy cropping". Canon dSLRs handle high ISO pretty good. Most of the time, it is the underexposure and heavy cropping that amplify the noise. "


just goes to show you can learn something everyday ! cfcRebel thanks..........more things to think about while trying to keep those little fast birdies in the frame..

as said a little soft but a very good effert have to love the hobby shot its a super bird.
Rob.

cheers fee i think ill go back to the tri or mono ./flight shots on o mono pod is this possible as ive never done that before. rob im glad u like the hooby yes a little soft but im well please as its my first. try to follow this bird as it came in between the trees
when it got a dragon fly it would be staionery for a will then u could shoot and hope for the best.
many thanks
jason

great photos, I especially like the plover in the mud, great work.

cheers justin that 2.for the ploverthanks for looking
jason