One of the big incentives for me to acquire the BirdCam 2.0 was its eight megapixel resolution capability, and I have been working to make use of the possibility of some very fine detail. When the light is right, the results can be stunning. Consider this photograph of a Brown-Headed Nuthatch taken at a distance of just over 36 inches. Even cropped to less than 10% of its original acreage, the image is packed with very clean detail. I start to wonder that if I focus at a closer subject (perhaps within a foot) I might be able to make out any mites in a bird's feathers! With this degree of resolution we can reasonably expect to reproduce images at an 8" x 10" and possibly larger as long as the image is not too heavily cropped. I'm finally giving serious thought to publishing some bird-centered photographic art and doing so begs getting off the old 4x6 frame standard. These are sweet megapixels indeed! Love that BirdCam 2.0!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Eight Sweet Megapixels
One of the big incentives for me to acquire the BirdCam 2.0 was its eight megapixel resolution capability, and I have been working to make use of the possibility of some very fine detail. When the light is right, the results can be stunning. Consider this photograph of a Brown-Headed Nuthatch taken at a distance of just over 36 inches. Even cropped to less than 10% of its original acreage, the image is packed with very clean detail. I start to wonder that if I focus at a closer subject (perhaps within a foot) I might be able to make out any mites in a bird's feathers! With this degree of resolution we can reasonably expect to reproduce images at an 8" x 10" and possibly larger as long as the image is not too heavily cropped. I'm finally giving serious thought to publishing some bird-centered photographic art and doing so begs getting off the old 4x6 frame standard. These are sweet megapixels indeed! Love that BirdCam 2.0!
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