Photo study – wild birds and domestic animals

Original image resolution was 3888×2592. I reduced image size to 800×600 using convert program. -colorspace option enhances image quality better.
convert -verbose $f -colorspace RGB -resize 800x600 -colorspace sRGB $ofile


I had took these photos between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM on the way to the city. It was cloudy and snow began to fall when I got off the transit bus. I tested Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS zoom lens. Image stabilization feature at least made me take clean shots. Compared to previous Nikkor 300mm lens, I salvaged many photos. I will find out what’s limitation of this Canon lens.

Wild birds were so energetic and fast in the forest near my village house that I barely had good shots.

Under low light condition like today I would use higher ISO number to get shorter exposure time for sharp image. Now I can understand why faster telephoto lens which has low aperture is recommended for wild life animals.

All photos were close to what I saw. Post processing of raw images really makes different. I will post them tomorrow.

A tree bird
2013:02:05 14:06:05, f/5.6, 0.033(1/30), ISO 100

The same tree bird
2013:02:05 14:06:32, f/5.6, 0.033(1/30), ISO 100

Mountain pigeons 산비둘기 한 쌍
2013:02:05 14:14:37, f/5.6, 0.017(1/60), ISO 100

참새 무리
2013:02:05 14:16:14, f/5.6, 0.0020(1/500), ISO 100

Chickens and two birds 닭들과 두마리 참새
2013:02:05 14:30:22, f/5.6, 0.040(1/25), ISO 100

Chickens and three birds 닭들과 새마리 참새
2013:02:05 14:30:33, f/5.6, 0.033(1/30), ISO 100

Two birds in rest 쉬고 있는 두마리 참새
2013:02:05 14:31:03, f/5.6, 0.067(1/15), ISO 100

House dog 1 집 개 1
2013:02:05 14:32:33, f/5.6, 0.025(1/40), ISO 100

House dog – What are you looking at?
2013:02:05 14:33:08, f/5.6, 0.033(1/30), ISO 100

Restaurant dog 식당 개
2013:02:05 14:36:06, f/5.6, 0.067(1/15), ISO 100

Workplace dog – You gotta pass me to go to the toilet. Grr!
2013:02:05 14:47:28, f/5.6, 0.020(1/50), ISO 100