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I was outside with my Canon T3 looking for some wildlife to photograph, and I saw this deer running away from me. I zoomed up to 250mm, but I had to crop it a lot and sharpened it heavily.
Exposure : 1/320
Aperture : 6.3
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Was it shot handheld or from a tripod/monopod? To freeze action adequately, I’ve been told to try and shoot at 1/500 or 1/1000, though that would seem to require higher ISO in this instance. At the same time, slower shutter speed could have a nice blur effect done right, if that is what you are trying for.
Was it sunny or cloudy at the time?It was shot handheld. I agree that most of the time, shooting from 1/500 to 1/1000 for action photography is a good idea, especially with a zoom lens. But, just like you said, it would require a higher ISO. Since the weather was pretty cloudy, I’m afraid my ISO would have jumped too high. Anyway, I had set my camera on the ”P” mode and just had a few seconds to shoot this deer, so I didn’t had time to try different settings.
Ah, the beauty of a running deer! I like how you captured the action. It appears you’ve lost a lot of sharpness due to the amount of zooming in and cropping. Too bad you wouldn’t have had a bigger lens! I think it would have been nice if somehow you could have had the deer completely surrounded by the background of snow instead of partly against the backdrop of the dark trees. Unfortunately, deer have a mind of their own and it’s hard to get them positioned just right! 🙂
So amazing! I’ve never seen a deer running through the snow like this before. Our dogs keep them off our property and out of the orchard quite well. 🙂
Yes, I often crop what few wildlife shots I have. With wildlife especially, I double check that the camera is taking the highest quality setting available. This gives me more pixels if cropping is needed.
The fact that most animals are skittish and don’t allow humans to get close makes wildlife photography probably the most difficult genres, in my opinion. Finding wildlife to shoot makes it time-consuming. Being patient to wait for wildlife to get close (instead of getting close yourself) makes it tedious. Getting lenses that zoom far enough to actually capture the wildlife makes it expensive. All around it’s the most difficult . . . which can add an element of fun and a sense of accomplishment when you do capture quality both technically and visually.
This article has some good tips on getting started in wildlife photography: http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/birdphotography.shtml
I’ve heard Sigma has some pretty good telephoto lenses that are cheaper than name-brand equipment.
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