chester 147 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 can any one help me get brighter/clearer shots ? these pics were taken on tv mode iso 400 with AI on WHAT AM I DOING WRONG and these are the ones that are clear compaired to the other 20 blured shots which were that bad i could not make head or tale of them. the lense is a canon EF 90-300 1:4.5-5.6. TOOK A FEW ON FULL AUTO WHICH WERE WORSE AS WELL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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J Darcy 5,871 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 your speed is too slow...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
champion 0 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 can any one help me get brighter/clearer shots ? these pics were taken on tv mode iso 400 with AI on WHAT AM I DOING WRONG and these are the ones that are clear compaired to the other 20 blured shots which were that bad i could not make head or tale of them. the lense is a canon EF 90-300 1:4.5-5.6. TOOK A FEW ON FULL AUTO WHICH WERE WORSE AS WELL. I have a 400d to and had similar problems with focus I solved it with my wifes advice which is to take your time on the button slower when pressing is better results . Centre your deer first press and hold before the final press and what you see through the screen is what you get so if it is not a sharp picture repress the button. If that does not solve your problem go manual focus the switch is on the lense then you cant go wrong. As for lighting try auto bracketing the camera takes 3 pictures at different light setting then you pick the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fat-Ferret 857 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Your shutter speed is too slow, put the camera to shutter priority & adjust the s/s until your getting the shot you need, then you can turn down your iso as far as you can without messing with the shutter speed - The higher the iso the more noise you will get in the picture. After that work on the metering a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fat-Ferret 857 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Your shutter speed is too slow, put the camera to shutter priority & adjust the s/s until your getting the shot you need, then you can turn down your iso as far as you can without messing with the shutter speed - The higher the iso the more noise you will get in the picture. After that work on the metering a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Chester...... Its a hard old game getting good pics but im sure you will get there in the end. By the look of your photo there wasnt too much sun about. So, just as a guide, and with the lens you have, i would try setting the ISO on 400, put it on TV mode and try and get a test shot on the grass. If it doesnt look too dark then you will get away with it. otherwise try to shoot at 1/500th if you can get away with that. If you shoot in RAW then you can take underexposed pics and make them into decent shots in CS. Thats what i do with all my "birds in flight" photos. Also, when you half press the button you want the auto focus "square" to be on the middle of the screeen. So that whatever you are shooting is being focused on. Im not a techno whiz with the digitals or anything but those are a few little guidelines that may help you get better pics. But it is worth remembering, for all the best gear in the world, nothing will get you better pics than being as close as you can to the subject in hand. Good Luck.....JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HBG 350 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 If you shoot in RAW then you can take underexposed pics and make them into decent shots in CS. Thats what i do with all my "birds in flight" photos. Good Luck.....JD whats CS jd? i'm new to this slr crack to. cheers hbg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 If you shoot in RAW then you can take underexposed pics and make them into decent shots in CS. Thats what i do with all my "birds in flight" photos. Good Luck.....JD whats CS jd? i'm new to this slr crack to. cheers hbg Hi HBG. i meant Photoshop Cs2/3 or 4....its an editing software. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keeps 403 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Not familiar with canon at all but it could be your f stop is too low and is affecting the depth of field resulting in a blurry photo - the lower the f stop the more blurred things appear in the distance. Does your camera have a facility for a single focus point? If it does change it to that, combined with a higher f number and focus on your specific target - see if that helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Not familiar with canon at all but it could be your f stop is too low and is affecting the depth of field resulting in a blurry photo - the lower the f stop the more blurred things appear in the distance. Does your camera have a facility for a single focus point? If it does change it to that, combined with a higher f number and focus on your specific target - see if that helps. keeps, i dont this is the case in this instance. The whole lot looks blurred and cant possibley have anything to do with the F range. I think it has got to be the shutter speed. If Chester was to increase the F number then the speed would have to drop. Its one trade-off for another. When shooting at such a distance the F number is insignificant with regards depth of field IMO. JMHO...JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,190 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Chester...... Its a hard old game getting good pics but im sure you will get there in the end.By the look of your photo there wasnt too much sun about. So, just as a guide, and with the lens you have, i would try setting the ISO on 400, put it on TV mode and try and get a test shot on the grass. If it doesnt look too dark then you will get away with it. otherwise try to shoot at 1/500th if you can get away with that. If you shoot in RAW then you can take underexposed pics and make them into decent shots in CS. Thats what i do with all my "birds in flight" photos. Also, when you half press the button you want the auto focus "square" to be on the middle of the screeen. So that whatever you are shooting is being focused on. Im not a techno whiz with the digitals or anything but those are a few little guidelines that may help you get better pics. But it is worth remembering, for all the best gear in the world, nothing will get you better pics than being as close as you can to the subject in hand. Good Luck.....JD ...... Its a hard old game getting good pics yes i remember the day well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nighttimenellie 4 Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Could also be camera shake (although i think it is shot to slow) when zoomed in escepially with a big lens it exagerates even the slightest of moves and that includes the slight tremor on pressing the button, having a faster shutter speed will also help against shake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 147 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 thanks for all the advice all i need now is someone to set it all up for me as i only leave it on default setting as i aint got a clue how to go about changing sutter speed i can change the iso thats about it will keep at though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Um... read the camera manual? Switch the camera to TV mode, rotate one of the little wheelie things or press a button and if you find the right one you should see the speed change in the viewfinder info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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