A truly informative video, Stu! Many thanks for your willingness to demonstrate, in detail, the effects aperture has on DOF as well as background blur is very much appreciated.
Even though I have full frame camera bodies my long landscapes and wildlife setup is a Fujifilm XH2 and a 100-400mm Fujifilm lens most of my birds are photographed at Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware or Chincoteague Island NWR on the Eastern Shores of Virginia. Often times i have multiple birds in the frame so i use f8 but with a single bird mostly f 5.6. The one thing to keep in mind when photographing birds like Herons and Egrets is when they get ready for lift off the bird stretches out and the wingspan is incredible, so anticipate this or much of the birds body might not be in focus or in the frame.
Yeah crop sensors are great for many situations with birds, I only recently switched up to full frame with the Nikon z8 last year, and even then had there been a dx option with Nikon I may have stayed. But after making the jump to full frame there are lots of situations where I much prefer it. The example you give with a heron taking off is a great example where you get the pixel density of a dx sensor but the extra room around the bird for the those sudden take offs, with fewer wingtips being clipped. Cheers
@@raincoastphoto The point I was trying to make about birds going in flight has nothing to do with the camera used but often times photographers look to fill the frame with the subject and Herons when perched or on the ground looked compact, then when they get ready to take off it's surprising how much bigger they get, When I started photographing birds like Herons & Egrets this is one of the problems I encountered, thanks for the reply.
A truly informative video, Stu! Many thanks for your willingness to demonstrate, in detail, the effects aperture has on DOF as well as background blur is very much appreciated.
Thanks Tom
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Even though I have full frame camera bodies my long landscapes and wildlife setup is a Fujifilm XH2 and a 100-400mm Fujifilm lens most of my birds are photographed at Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware or Chincoteague Island NWR on the Eastern Shores of Virginia. Often times i have multiple birds in the frame so i use f8 but with a single bird mostly f 5.6. The one thing to keep in mind when photographing birds like Herons and Egrets is when they get ready for lift off the bird stretches out and the wingspan is incredible, so anticipate this or much of the birds body might not be in focus or in the frame.
Yeah crop sensors are great for many situations with birds, I only recently switched up to full frame with the Nikon z8 last year, and even then had there been a dx option with Nikon I may have stayed. But after making the jump to full frame there are lots of situations where I much prefer it. The example you give with a heron taking off is a great example where you get the pixel density of a dx sensor but the extra room around the bird for the those sudden take offs, with fewer wingtips being clipped. Cheers
@@raincoastphoto The point I was trying to make about birds going in flight has nothing to do with the camera used but often times photographers look to fill the frame with the subject and Herons when perched or on the ground looked compact, then when they get ready to take off it's surprising how much bigger they get, When I started photographing birds like Herons & Egrets this is one of the problems I encountered, thanks for the reply.
Great video, always something new tips to learn. Thanks! Btw, which app for calculating dof did you use?
Thanks Arnstein, I am using the Simply Depth Of Field App
Loved this. Very helpful & grateful for this channel😊
Thanks Laura, I am really glad you are finding the videos helpful.