I agree on the highlight in the eye but had been looking at what I
thought was lack of detail in the feathers. The image must be
considerably cropped if taken at 40-50 feet. At that distance and
especially at f/8 DoF should not be a problem.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/3/2012 10:54 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> He could be slightly out of focus, but it was cold; I'm not in Florida.
> But, the distance was around 40-50 feet, and, IIRC, at about f/8. Look at
> the highlight in the eye. I was surprised that the chest feathers did not
> come out better, but he could have taken a breath at the wrong time.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Titmouse in January
>
>
>> I think the little titmouse is slightly out of focus. Focus seems to be
>> on the end grain of the wood. I'm guesstimating this was shot from
>> about 15 feet. From that distance at 250mm and f/4 on an E-510 the
>> depth of field is measured in the range of a few inches. With such a
>> narrow depth of field you focus may have to be supercritical.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 1/3/2012 2:49 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> A number of birds remain with us all winter, so we keep putting out
>>> black oil sunflower seeds. This titmouse was the most cooperative
>>> one I found on a cold January morning.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Titmouse+85.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Olympus E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4 on tripod
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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