Saturday, January 27, 2024
My new camera is a Nikon P950 with 80x+ zoom capabilities. The header image is from this camera and captures some of the area between my neighbor and me. Notice that in the background, a bird of prey perches atop a dead tree and keeps watch.
This zoom shot captured that hawk.
My camera was set on automatic focus, and while these images please, that bird isn’t clear enough. I will experiment with the camera settings to capture small subjects better over distances.
For comparison, here’s an equally long shot of a large subject and with automatic focus. It’s clearer but has Sunni’s head lacking enough satisfying details.
This camera’s incredible zoom capabilities should capture accurately over many distances. With my past cameras, I’ve happily used automatic settings for almost everything they produced. The possibilities of attaining better images with this camera, however, require investing the time and effort, to learn, understand, and apply its settings.
Dear Friends: I’ll be out today for images and fiddling with the possibilities. Diana
Diana's Morning Blog 
Morning Diana! Those distance shots are always challenging. When I used to use pro style cameras, for those long shots sometimes I’d use manual focus and either steady myself and the camera by leaning against a tree or such. And I’ve found mono-pod helpful, can also double as a walking stick. Keep having fun!Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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Thank you, for sharing your experience and encouraging! I’ll look into mono-pods.
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