Willy Wagtail

I was under a canopy of trees, shooting towards the brighter light of the field beyond and so my DoF has been "flattened" to basically zero.

I don't think the bright background or shallow dof has detracted from the image in the slightest. Moreover the plain background is a nice bank canvas to display the fine detail of "Willy Wagtail!

The image itself doesn't look flat, I think the textures of the post and shadow and light on the bird itself takes care of that.

A lovely character photographed really well!

Best Regards

Alf

Hi Grayham, your recent shots in this series are very very nice. I find the lack of dof in this image  quite captivating! Well done. Louise

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your lovely comments...........

I suppose it stands to reason that whilst taking a photo one is watching out for so many issues... focus, eye, plumage definition and the like, that the background (unless glaringly out of sorts) is not too much of an issue...... this is all within seconds mind you....... so I suppose I'm not too unhappy with the end result.

Thank you both for your support on this image....... some redeeming comments are always appreciated.

Best regards

"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun" and so do Willy

Wagtails... so I found out. With me in the shade, shooting out into the

sun, I had to work around this type of backdrop... a challenge to be sure.

Comment always welcomed...........

A very nice shot indeed.  I like the composition and simplicity, and the shallow depth of field works just fine.  They're such busy little birds, I reckon you did well to achieve sharp focus on the eye.  

Thanks for your vist............ always nice to have you visit and comment.

Yes, not the easiest little bird to capture..... but the best of a bad bunch of models available on the day. There were many about and I had many opportunities to get it right (smiles)

Regards

I think this capture is excellent Grayham!!!! What a lovely bird, and to me beside the wonderful details, it almost feels 3D!!!

Well done Grayham!!!!

Hi Grayham,

Nice presentation of this little guy.

I know that you used the 2X tele-converter for lack of a fixed 400mm lens, and keeping the base lens set to wide open was the best that you could do for this combination.

I have your lens  in my lab. My lab tests confirm that the definition level is only 70% of what it would be without the 2X used. While the image is twice as large, the details contained in the image are less than what is present in the original 70-200 F/2.8 zoom. A good fixed focal length would do better than the 70-200mm lens with or without its 2x converter, too.

Best Regards my friend, Mike

THanks for your visit and the lens info. I'm still saving for a prime lens, that will arrive one day.

In the meantime I'll just need to keep on shooting with what I have (smiles).

Thanks again for the info

Hi Grayham,

I understand fully.

In using what we have, we can only improve our skills.

Keep up the good work my friend.

All the best, Mike