fire builder

On 11/25/15 PDT 3:45 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2015-11-25 23:05:01 +0000, PeterN said:

This guy wanted wood for his fire.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/_20151122_Bronz%20Zoo_0645.jpg


Another nice capture. However, was he moving, or shaking his head, or is
there some other reason everything is OoF?

Camera shake. What shutter speed? Lens?

On 11/29/2015 10:03 PM, John McWilliams wrote:
On 11/25/15 PDT 3:45 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2015-11-25 23:05:01 +0000, PeterN said:

This guy wanted wood for his fire.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/_20151122_Bronz%20Zoo_0645.jpg



Another nice capture. However, was he moving, or shaking his head, or is
there some other reason everything is OoF?

Camera shake. What shutter speed? Lens?

Please read a head. I was using my 80 - 400 @ 1/125 sec, on a monopod. I
think Me hit the nail on the head. I was not using continuous focus and
the VR had not had time to stabilize when I pushed the shutter.

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PeterN

On 2015-11-30 03:10:58 +0000, PeterN said:

On 11/29/2015 10:03 PM, John McWilliams wrote:
On 11/25/15 PDT 3:45 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2015-11-25 23:05:01 +0000, PeterN said:

This guy wanted wood for his fire.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/_20151122_Bronz%20Zoo_0645.jpg



Another nice capture. However, was he moving, or shaking his head, or is
there some other reason everything is OoF?

Camera shake. What shutter speed? Lens?

Please read a head. I was using my 80 - 400 @ 1/125 sec, on a monopod.
I think Me hit the nail on the head. I was not using continuous focus
and the VR had not had time to stabilize when I pushed the shutter.

VR stabilizing had nothing to do with the camera movement, It would
have been able to deal with any normal movement. As the entire image
shows the problem it isn't an OoF issue, but a serious case of camera
movement/shake that was beyond the capability of even the VRII in that
lens.
A likely suspect was possibly having the shutter release option set to
"Release" rather than "Focus", combined with camera movement that you
were responsible for. Even more likely was you being over enthusiastic
in making the capture and not having the camera stable at the instant
of shutter release.

Sorry Peter, this was all pilot error. :-(
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Regards,

Savageduck

On 11/29/2015 10:28 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2015-11-30 03:10:58 +0000, PeterN said:

On 11/29/2015 10:03 PM, John McWilliams wrote:
On 11/25/15 PDT 3:45 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2015-11-25 23:05:01 +0000, PeterN said:

This guy wanted wood for his fire.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/_20151122_Bronz%20Zoo_0645.jpg




Another nice capture. However, was he moving, or shaking his head,
or is
there some other reason everything is OoF?

Camera shake. What shutter speed? Lens?

Please read a head. I was using my 80 - 400 @ 1/125 sec, on a monopod.
I think Me hit the nail on the head. I was not using continuous focus
and the VR had not had time to stabilize when I pushed the shutter.

VR stabilizing had nothing to do with the camera movement, It would have
been able to deal with any normal movement. As the entire image shows
the problem it isn't an OoF issue, but a serious case of camera
movement/shake that was beyond the capability of even the VRII in that
lens.
A likely suspect was possibly having the shutter release option set to
"Release" rather than "Focus", combined with camera movement that you
were responsible for. Even more likely was you being over enthusiastic
in making the capture and not having the camera stable at the instant of
shutter release.

Sorry Peter, this was all pilot error. :-(

Of course it was. I certainly have strong interest in learning why I
screwed up. That is, what can I do to avoid similar mistakes in the future.
I know my shooting style. The setting was for focus then release. VR can
take time to stabilize when the focus setting is not CF. I did not have
focus tracking on. Read Me's posting on the subject. I think he hit the
nail on the head.

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PeterN

On 11/29/15 PDT 7:54 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 11/29/2015 10:28 PM, Savageduck wrote:

Sorry Peter, this was all pilot error. :-(

Of course it was. I certainly have strong interest in learning why I
screwed up. That is, what can I do to avoid similar mistakes in the future.
I know my shooting style. The setting was for focus then release. VR can
take time to stabilize when the focus setting is not CF. I did not have
focus tracking on. Read Me's posting on the subject. I think he hit the
nail on the head.

So did I, but you chose to chastise me for posting without having read
all subthreads.

On 11/30/2015 11:45 AM, John McWilliams wrote:
On 11/29/15 PDT 7:54 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 11/29/2015 10:28 PM, Savageduck wrote:

Sorry Peter, this was all pilot error. :-(

Of course it was. I certainly have strong interest in learning why I
screwed up. That is, what can I do to avoid similar mistakes in the
future.
I know my shooting style. The setting was for focus then release. VR can
take time to stabilize when the focus setting is not CF. I did not have
focus tracking on. Read Me's posting on the subject. I think he hit the
nail on the head.

So did I, but you chose to chastise me for posting without having read
all subthreads.

Please don't take my comments as disparaging in any manner. If anything
I said sounded like chastising, it was unintentional and I apologize.

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PeterN