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
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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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