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gjtoth
02-13-2008, 09:37 PM
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2263761040_8365f40afc.jpg
Snappers
02-13-2008, 09:48 PM
I've said it before Gary and I will say it again, the colours of your birds over there are great.
Was it raining when you took this pic, I can see a few spots on the window? :D
gjtoth
02-13-2008, 09:59 PM
I've said it before Gary and I will say it again, the colours of your birds over there are great.
Was it raining when you took this pic, I can see a few spots on the window? :D

It's snowing, Andy. I took this about an hour ago. It's still snowing. :mad:
coffee
02-13-2008, 09:59 PM
Nice pic Gary. Was wondering what ISO setting you are using for these shots. A few of them are coming out grainy on my end. It may just be the upload size, I don't know. Nice shots.
gjtoth
02-13-2008, 10:33 PM
Nice pic Gary. Was wondering what ISO setting you are using for these shots. A few of them are coming out grainy on my end. It may just be the upload size, I don't know. Nice shots.

Camera: Olympus SP550UZ
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 84.2 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Image Description: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Software: GIMP 2.4.2
Date and Time: 2008:02:13 13:47:51
Exposure Program: Normal
Date and Time (Original): 2008:02:13 13:03:08
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:02:13 13:03:08
Maximum Lens Aperture: 297/100
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Digital Zoom Ratio: 0/100
Gain Control: Low gain up
Contrast: Hard
Saturation: Low saturation
Sharpness: Hard
jerryph
02-13-2008, 10:55 PM
Nice pic! This time I note a little overall graniness to the picture, perhaps from either a touch oversharpening or the attept of a program like Noise Ninja to reduce noise and sharpen a little excessively? Then again it could also be from shooting through a window too.
coffee
02-13-2008, 11:31 PM
In your info it states sharpness and contrast as "Hard". Is this an internal camera setting that auto edits?
gjtoth
02-13-2008, 11:47 PM
In your info it states sharpness and contrast as "Hard". Is this an internal camera setting that auto edits?

Yupperzzzzzzzzz
gjtoth
02-14-2008, 12:12 AM
See if this looks any better to y'all. This one is off the Gallery. The other is off Flickr

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/5/2/3/fnc.jpg
jerryph
02-14-2008, 02:55 PM
This one looks better, not that the first one looked bad in any way. BTW, how could you tell it was female from that distance? (ha-ha).
gjtoth
02-14-2008, 03:24 PM
This one looks better, not that the first one looked bad in any way. BTW, how could you tell it was female from that distance? (ha-ha).

Color, Jerry. The males are a BRILLIANT, vibrant red and black. Here's a male.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/2160145944_d8a24510a3.jpg
jerryph
02-14-2008, 05:15 PM
Does it show that I know nothing about birds?

Here I was thinking things like beak color or what not (the what not being a skirt or pants somewhere... lol)
gjtoth
02-14-2008, 05:32 PM
Does it show that I know nothing about birds?

Here I was thinking things like beak color or what not (the what not being a skirt or pants somewhere... lol)

Only a little. Kinda. :D
Snappers
02-14-2008, 08:46 PM
I didn't notice much difference between the two pictures Gary. (Not the male and female one)
coffee
02-14-2008, 08:58 PM
I didn't notice much differance either in the 2 male pics. The second was larger, and the blue plastic on the feeder shows a little less noise. Now the male photo has a lot less noise in it. It also has more avalible light which helps. But there must be a differance in the setting that between pics. The male photo shows much less noise and is a beautiful shot.