tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post8840336560502970046..comments2024-03-28T12:25:58.047+00:00Comments on Wanstead Birder: Birds on PostsJonathan Lethbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-77285331776819176792014-07-19T12:59:24.877+01:002014-07-19T12:59:24.877+01:00It depends on how close I am to the post, and how ...It depends on how close I am to the post, and how big the post is. I'm a big fan of shooting posts wide open if I can, not only for the extra speed, but also why spend all the cash and carry all the weight of an f4 lens if you are going to stop down to f10 all the time. That said, if there is sufficient background separation, and the post has extra detail that needs capturing, I do drop to f8 on occasion. All my shots are between min, which is either f4or f5.6 depending on lens or use of converter, and f8, with a handful higher, typically of posts in flight.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-823365199345431522014-07-19T12:30:17.093+01:002014-07-19T12:30:17.093+01:00The lichen post, the one ruined by the Godwit on t...The lichen post, the one ruined by the Godwit on top is my fave. Maybe the lichen is feasting on the Godwit crap. <br /><br />As for the barbed wire shot, is that American barbed wire or European barbed wire. As Iceland is halfway it could have come from either. <br /><br />Very, nice shots. Nice isolation. What f stop do you typically use?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488344961114677236noreply@blogger.com