Is this shot acceptably sharp in your opinion ?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/achtung-bar...

I often have problems shooting at long focal lenghts due to camera shake. This obviously affects image sharpness. I m currently building up a portfolio of my best shots. Is this one you would disregard or keep specifically with regard to sharpness.

Also, are monopods effective in reducing camera shake and have you any more tips to avoiding camera shake especially with longer lenses ?

Thanks

Vince, if you click on all sizes you can see bigger resolutions including the original.

Your comment about this question " having no place on this forum" was a bit nast btw.

Why can't people be nice to each other. it is sad when people simply aking for photography advice from those who may no more receive barbed comments ( albeit only from one person). Still sad though.

I think you've done YOUR part as far as obtaining the best possible image from your camera, but I've got to say that I am disappointed in the overall image quality. This does not measure up to my expectations for a digital SLR. I dare say I'm getting equal results from my point and shoot.

This may not be apples-to-apples, but view this full size and compare the hairs and eyes to your snow leopard.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstei...
That was from a Nikon D200.

Here's one from a Canon SD950-IS. View it full-size, also. Look at the eyes and feathers as a point of comparison to your snow leopard.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstei...
I'm not talking about my steadiness, but the general image quality.

As I said, I'm disappointed in the E-500. I know the 4/3 sensor is smaller than other SLR's, but I didn't know the IQ was this bad.

Wow, that's beautiful. I would definitely include it in your portfolio, and yes, it's very sharp. It's visually stunning.

Monopods are helpful, yes. It's hard to bring them in certain places, like when I went to the Getty I wasn't allowed to bring one. But overall they're helpful.

I'd also suggest a tripod, because they are easier to use. If bulkiness is your complaint with them, go for one of these, they're small and you can wrap them around things like railings.

Great shot!Using a mono pod coupled with a tripod,will insure that neither the camera(tripod),nor the lens (mono pod) will move during exposure.If you are in low light conditions with both supports you'll up your percentage of good shots.One of my favorite lens is a vivitar 500 mm lens.It's old bulky but produces excellent sunset sunrise, and wild life shots.Needless to say I use a dual system of supports.The mono pod on my lens and tripod attached to my camera body.It's old school,but it works for me.It has saved more then one shoot,when the lighting,weather,or other unexpected event happened.Best of luck with your career!Peace.

It is, obviously, plenty sharp enough for a low resolution image viewed online, but there is no way we can tell, from this copy, if it is sharp enough to stand up to any significant enlargement.

Beyond it's current placement, this question has no place on this forum, unless you can provide a link to a much larger image than that shown.

For me this is a great shot because it shows the beauty of this wonderful creature.

It is true you were shooting at 150 mm focal length.. but the shutter speed was 1/400 of second which is plenty fast enough. Have you tried printing this at 200 or even 300 ppi? I bet it will look great.

Are you using the optical viewfinder when taking shots like this? That will help keep the camera steadier, especially when you are using a longer focal length.

Everyone has trouble hand-holding longer telephoto lengths. The monopod is more effective than hand held, and tripods are sturdier yet.

Your photo is sharp, but noisy and seems a little lo-resolution. I am not crazy about the feet being cropped though. If it enlarges well, I'd use it in a print portfolio. Nice shot.

That picture's so sharp I cut my eyes on it!

Longer lens, just try to speed up the exposure. Use faster shutter speed to reduce the chance of the inevitable wandering having an effect on the exposure. Compensate for the exposure by using a faster film and / or wider aperture.

Cheers.

The sharpness looks ok but the resolution is a bit low, I dont know if you have reduced the resolution before uploading it to the internet. I would recommend using a higher resolution as low resolution can have the same affect as mild camera shake

wow that's a nice shot! though i'm one more font of a little depth of field in that situation, as the head would really stand out more than the distraction of the left side torso/leg

your collection is very impressive, i say you've got mad skillz boi (lol) good luck!

Well I think that photo is absolutely brilliant, clear and sharp, no shakes, just perfect. and what a leopard. I would definitely put it in your portfolio, It's too good to leave out.

yes, keep it by all means!
securing your camera to a static position is the only way to rid your camera of the shake especially from long focal lengths!

Great Picture,every strand of its fur stands out & draws the viewer into the picture,almost looks good enough to stroke.You can use a monopod but personally prefer a tripod.

tripods are best but anything to stabilize the camera helps.

I usually zoom in to twice the raw image size to judge focus, sharpness, etc. if it looks clear at 200% its a keeper.

btw... great pic!

I don't know what monopods are.But yes I would say this shot looks really sharp and detailed.Good Photography here.

This picture looks really professional and awesome Well Done *****


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