Jack Kelley wrote:
Mike, FWIW the final two moose shots look soft on the head -- motion blur? -- and the Phoebe shots look tack sharp on my monitor.
Thanks for your comments. Here is what I think is happening with the moose...another source of frustration lately. The hair on the typical adult moose is VERY coarse and gets progressively finer as you head towards the muzzle. So when you shoot from a distance you get hair detail that gradually diminishes towards the muzzle, and it looks out of focus because the hair detail disappears. Take a look at that 3rd black and white shot. That was taken at 1/400 sec with the head perpendicular to the camera, yet the muzzle looks softer to me. Once you have this phenomena in mind, then it stands out on all the moose shots.
Jack Kelley wrote:
Mike, FWIW the final two moose shots look soft on the head -- motion blur? -- and the Phoebe shots look tack sharp on my monitor.
Thanks for your comments. Here is what I think is happening with the moose...another source of frustration lately. The hair on the typical adult moose is VERY coarse and gets progressively finer as you head towards the muzzle. So when you shoot from a distance you get hair detail that gradually diminishes towards the muzzle, and it looks out of focus because the hair detail disappears. Take a look at that 3rd black and white shot. That was taken at 1/400 sec with the head perpendicular to the camera, yet the muzzle looks softer to me. Once you have this phenomena in mind, then it stands out on all the moose shots, except for the calves which do not yet have the hair gradient.
