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Sakthik . 		 

Bird Photography > DOF & Focus > How to ?


Hello guys,

Some more doubts in Bird photography.
I have been facing lot of problems in focussing birds when they are together.

I just get confuse on where to focus so that all or 90% of the birds around the focus point will be clear.
for example: lets discuss this one:
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=815587&catID=458&style=&contestCatID=&rowNumber=96&camID=

I reckon the focus is in the middle, but what should have been done to get almost all the birds to be sharp enough.
Where to focus ? Center birds head ?
What aperture would be suitable for this?
How to get more sharpness ?

I hope I made my doubts clear enough. Lets discuss on this guys.

regards.


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December 21, 2005

 

robert G. Fately 		  Kannan, the very slim DOF you experienced is due to the extension tube - this is common with any lens put on a tube. You don't mention what your f-stop setting was, and of course a smaller aperture would make for more DOF, but again, with the tube, even that is limited.


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