Re: Birds in flight

Phillip Mann wrote:

I can't figure what settings to use as to iso, speed, f-stop and focus
with my digital Olympus SP-55OUZ, of birds flying overhead. The sky
varies from cloudy, bright, blue, etc.

I'm kinda new to picture taking and would appreciate any help.

Aperture priority at the widest aperture (smallest number) maybe need to increse ISO, maybe need to set exposure compensation for a balance between blowing out the sky & lightening the backlit dark bird, maybe need two blended steps of conversion to overcome that extreme contrast.

Here's a recent one I think came out OK:
<http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=California/Bay-Area/San-Francisco/neighborhoods/2007-04-22-lands-end&PG=2>
Shot in raw and adjusted contrast tilll I got something useable. Cropped. Click for full pixel glimpse, unfortunately the head was not the sharpest so you'll want to track in continuous focus mode with the eyes in the center to overcome that.

Here's another one, I believe full pixel crop:
<http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=California/Bay-Area/San-Francisco/edgehill-garden/Nursery/2007-01-19-hawk>
same 200mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter. I used VR (Vibration reduction/image stabilization for both.

--
Paul Furman Photography
http://www.edgehill.net/1
Bay Natives Nursery
http://www.baynatives.com
.