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Todays zoo visit. First time i've managed to get the stunning snow leopards. Gorgeous animals 
A tight crop to remove the fencing behind her.
| Brand: | NIKON |
| Camera: | Nikon Coolpix P510  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 7 Jan 2013 - 12:01 PM |
| Focal Length: | 124.8mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/3.0 |
| Aperture: | f/5.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/50sec |
| Exposure Comp: | +0.7 |
| ISO: | 800 |
| Exposure Mode: | Program AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Snow Leopard |
| Username: | 
kathrynlouise |
| Uploaded: | 8 Jan 2013 - 12:21 AM |
| Tags: | Pets / captive animals, Wildlife / nature |
| Votes: | 13 |
Comments
Very nice snow lepord...
Looks like camera selected noce as focal point...
You real need the eyes 100% sharp...
A higher DOF that the F stop it neede to be F18 + .......
You seem to be very close so you moving in to macro area so DOF get smaller the closer you go..
I hope this helps and also see if you can move the focal point on camera..
Your camera says Metering Mode: Multi-segment find single point and slect area you want sharp...
Dave
Quote: Very nice snow lepord...
Looks like camera selected noce as focal point...
You real need the eyes 100% sharp...
A higher DOF that the F stop it neede to be F18 + .......
You seem to be very close so you moving in to macro area so DOF get smaller the closer you go..
I hope this helps and also see if you can move the focal point on camera..
Your camera says Metering Mode: Multi-segment find single point and slect area you want sharp...
Dave
Morning Dave. Thankyou for the comments as always. Hopefully going again on Thursday so will have a look at practicing my settings etc, I know I can change the focal and metering mode but when I shoot in aperture I can't pick the aperture, the camera does that as you zoom in or out. Really need to try shutter speed as have more of a free hand with that, just by the time I've faffed and figured the animal will have moved 
Up close and personal, with a lovely intense gaze.
Dave
Thankyou guys. Just need to work on the finer details and she'll be purrfect 
Chuffed with what I got though.
Thankyou for the wonderful user awards. Turned my frown upside down and brightened a crap day at work. Thankyou so very much
Did a bit of digging on the camera. You cant select an individual focus point; when shooting this Leopard, there should be a number of green focus points that should include the plane of the eyes as well as the nose; it will "prefer" the closest part of the scene; It does however have a manual focus; press the circular button on the back towards the flower icon and keep clicking until M is selected. Try manual focusing, worth a shot.
regards
Willie
Thankyou everyone for your wonderful comments. I think she is my best shot to date.
Dave and willie, will try all your advice on my next visit.
I just love zoos and wildlife parks, enables me to see beautiful animals I could only dream of seeing
Kathryn
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