OwlsEyes wrote: Eric214 wrote: OwlsEyes wrote: Eric214 wrote:
A few recent Eagle shots from Conowingo Dam
These are nice Eric.. Is the work cropped, is so... how heavy? I am curious because it seems like you have more background detail than I would expect at 800mm.
I am just beginning to learn how to make the most of my lens, and I am trying to use it as a way to isolate my subjects against an otherwise distracting background.
It looks like this was a fund morning of photography!
regards,
bruce
Yes they were all about 80-100% crop expert the the 2 eagles fighting which was about 50% crop. I was about 50-60 yards from them and they were in a hill 1 for of the ground so no chance with the background
Ok... thanks for the details, as this is what I thought
I find that the 800PF does a nice job knocking out the background when a heavy crop is not required (let's say a final file of 30MP w/ a Z9/Z7), but as you reveal... there is no "magic bullet" when the subject to lens difference is large.
The coyotes I posted were DX crops (about 20MP), and I was disappointed by the lack of isolation. My subject to lens distance was huge... 100 meters, maybe more... This is a reminder that getting close (enough) with the right lens matters more than just having the right lens.
Please note.. this is not a dig on your images, as they show some amazing action and reflect the lens's capacity to render a very sharp photograph.
regards,
Bruce
You have to realize this is an f6.3 and due too the compression of 800mm this lens really punches much higher than it's f6.3 weight class. I think it does better than the 500 F5.5 PF
Feb 15, 2023 at 07:49 AM
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