Almost Getting It

   While my comfort and confidence levels continue to grow in taking photographs, the results are not always up to what I expected. Obviously, the elements of a great shot under a range of varying conditions is challenging, but I, nevertheless expect to at least get a good quality shot, at least with the top-notch, Canon equipment I use.

This did not happen in my last shooting experience. This occurred today at the time of near sun set on a cloudy, windless day, in early December. Birds, geese and ducks were active or flocking, and the opportunities were happening hard and fast in things to photograph. All of a sudden, above me were several Canadian Geese coming in for a water landing. I quickly made sure my camera settings were adequate, and began making a series of shots as the geese approached and then landed. Surely, I said to myself, I must have at least one good photograph.

Unfortunately, if one considers sharpness as a critical element to a good photograph, I did not achieve my goal.

I offer the best of the lot for consideration and analysis in this blog post. I thought the lighting and form/movement/composition of the shot were what I wanted, and I am truly happy with those, but for some reason my camera settings were not adequate to achieving a sharp photograph. Maybe all things being equal, the lighting conditions were at the edge of what was achievable when you consider the fast movement of the landing geese. I will analyze this set of lighting, movement, and camera settings further to refine them so as to get a sharp shot.

The currently posted shot was taken on Occupexatuxet Cove using a Canon 5 DS, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens @ 400mm, f/8, 1/160″, ISO 1000, using DxO Optics Pro 11 for post processing, with Adobe Camera Raw, Photoshop  CC(2018), and Silver Efex Pro.