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Many thanks for the clicks and comments on the coal tit, which I must confess was as pointed out by Richard and others as not being up to snuff - it was taken with the Sigma 500 lens which had a problem namely with focus - but is now back from repair. Good critique such as posted always helps especially when you still have an awful lot to learn. I hope these posting are a little better but if not say so - modifications and critique are always welcome
| Camera: | Canon EOS 50D |
| Lens: | Sigma 75-500mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Username: | 
Ray42 |
| Uploaded: | 5 Sep 2010 - 9:21 PM |
| Tags: | Bird, Haematopus ostralegus, Oystercatcher, Wildlife / nature |
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Two nice images,but V2 made me laugh 
Thanks for sharing the moment !!
ah I was a little confoosed there Ray but V3 as it is now is a good fun shot - good pose in V1 but wonder where you were focused!
A trio of interesting captures Ray (especially V3 - LOL - my first thought was a white stick as well!) Must point out though that you have a large amount of chromatic aberration - i.e. blue fringeing, where the white plumage meets the black in all three captures. The link I have given explains the problem quite well.
Sylvia
#1 reminds me of how I felt after my Op and couldn't feel if my leg was still there. Great pose.
I remember going to a talk by Heather Angel when she show a picture of a polar bear breaking wind. I the cold climate it was very obvious. #3 reminded me of that. Great capture
I'm going to be a little brutal here and go against the grain, but I'm afraid the images are let down by being out of focus and the very obvious cloning in all three images, which is easily spotted by the repeating patterns. Sorry for the negative reply but hopefully you'll appreciate it for it's honesty.
I notice that Justin doesnt allow any e-mail messages for people to respond to - perhaps he doesnt take replies!!! But thanks for the critique - all welcome as I still have a awful lot to learn.
- a little oof - possibly but I think personally Sylvia is right with the Chromatic aberration as this is the lens I suspected of having problems and has now just been returned from repair - obvious cloning - not to my knowledge - repeating patterns - still looking but cant see it - there was no need to use cloning - the repeating patterns maybe - its the landscape but since there is nothing in v1 I am at a total loss - perhaps he may condesend in e-mailing me as to where and why constructive critique always welcome - will post when I next use the reapaired lens it should be right since they returned it to Japan for repair
I final note - I notice you dont have any Oyster catchers in your pf!!!
Hi Ray, I do agree with Sylvia's comment and also Justin when he says the focusing is soft, have looked quite hard at these and must also agree that there is something not quite right with the BG's. Must admit it does at first sight look as though you have cloned certain area's but I'm wondering if there was any oof tall grass or plant at the bottom of V1 and V2 that could have caused the effect as you say you haven't done any cloning. I really hope your lens problem gets sorted, you must be fed up with having to send it back for repair, I know I would,
Regards,
Geoff.
PS: My Oystercatchers are on page 6 of my PF but nothing special Ray as I had only just got my DSLR.
Thanks Geoff for a constructive critique - believe it or not there was no cloning in any of them V1 is a post situated just along from the reserve centre and a picnic site - the post is about 8 feet tall the other I have looked at the raw image and again - I just cant explain it but there was no cloning albeit I agree it does look like it - I dont tend to clone anyway I normally use the content awar fill as it tends not to do repetative clones - anyway perhaps when I do get to take some shots with it all may be revealed - or perhaps I should just call it a day and take holiday snaps and save the pain in humping the tripod and lens around
As a post script with the lens after being away for nearly 12 weeks - the replaced the zoom so I dont know whether or not was intermittent focusing (which they recently revealed on a call back) or the chromatic abberation - a friend of mine who works as a professional photography reckons it was the later after evaluating several raw images sent.
Hi Ray, re the cloning/oof grass, I should have said V2 and V3, sorry that I didn't re check my comment. As for calling it a day and just taking holiday snaps I think you are being very unkind to yourself, some of your recent shots have been way above that standard as you can see by the no of votes they have attracted. Chin up Ray, we all feel like you at some time or other,
Regards,
Geoff.
Hi Ray
I wondered whether you (and others) might like to see a bit more about chromatic aberration - last year I had the same problem with my Singing Wren upload and got some great help and tips. It can happen to a greater or lesser degree to all lenses under certain conditions.
With best wishes and don't despair - we all feel like that sometimes 
Sylvia
Quote: Thanks Geoff for a constructive critique - believe it or not there was no cloning in any of them V1 is a post situated just along from the reserve centre and a picnic site - the post is about 8 feet tall the other I have looked at the raw image and again - I just cant explain it but there was no cloning albeit I agree it does look like it - I dont tend to clone anyway I normally use the content awar fill as it tends not to do repetative clones - anyway perhaps when I do get to take some shots with it all may be revealed - or perhaps I should just call it a day and take holiday snaps and save the pain in humping the tripod and lens around
No you shouldn't call it a day. It really is worth it. I've just come back after a morning out with my macro and spider webs and many were out of focus and it's happened before even though I manually focused! Just putting it down to experience and I should have used a smaller aperture so as not to cut my DOF down to almost zero. Live a learn. About yours. I think they are a little soft. If the oyster C in V1 was not moving too much it might have been worth manually focusing and risk it flying off. Some long lenses have trouble auto focusing and hunt. Go for the eye as a centre of focus-the head and beak will often follow in focus with enough DOF (f8 and above and up the ISO if necc). Don't give up it is worth it. You have some great shots in your PF. Paul
, execllent.
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