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MikeT Posts: 1190 Joined: 2nd Apr 2013 Location: England | quotePosted at 16:31 on 13th July 2013 Have a look at this John, it maybe of some use to you http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-shoot-through-a-wire-fence |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:45 on 13th July 2013 Open the cage door John, step inside and bingo! lol |
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:29 on 13th July 2013 When you move the fence John -run like hell. |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:39 on 13th July 2013 Hi John , this is a tricky one is it not, every site has an idividual set up so one rule may not apply to all. I have had plenty of shots with the darn fence getting in the way, but I have had some that have worked as well. POE pics id nos. 1113347 and 1114339 were taken at Isle of Wight Zoo and the fence had a section in a bay window format that was all glass and shooting through this glass was very good and without too much in the way of reflection. POE pic id no.1119564 was shot through a chain link fence with the lens poking through , using a bridge camera ( like the FZ-45 ) this was quite easy but probably not be an option with one of the more ferocious animals. I have not tried the putting the fence out of focus treatment, I have always found manual focus on bridge cameras to fiddly and not been to a zoo recently with a much easier to use manual focus that is on the dslrs. Another help is some places landscape allows a higher vantage point so one can shoot downwards over the fence and into the enclosure, just need a good bit of zoom here and the FZ-45 is pretty good in that department. Life is a challenge is it not? |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:37 on 13th July 2013 John I am sure Ron will find room for one or two , if they are good then the rest of us would like to see them. |
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:39 on 13th July 2013 Get em posted John |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 23:26 on 13th July 2013 Do as you are told John or else! lol That said please do try to keep them different |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 23:32 on 13th July 2013 Posted and approved! Well done John, nice pictures |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:53 on 13th July 2013 Here I think is a typical example---taken through a chain link fence about 2 metres in front of us and the wolf some 20 meters or so the other side of it. Basically, as large an aperture as your camera has and use its longest local lenght as far as practicable. Thus here at F2.8 at an effective 300mm--though shorter focal lenghts were also working ok too, as F2.8 was the key to getting rid of the fence. Picture by Paul Hilton
Edited by: Paul Hilton at:13th July 2013 23:59 |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 08:47 on 14th July 2013 Although this means nothing to me Paul (I am not a photographer) I thank you for posting your answer. It's another POE member helps member post that are so valuable to those who care about what they do. So there it is John F2.8 and get bitten! lol |