Today's catch

ShepsMom

Nothing special here, just few birds. Pardon the quality, just wanted to share.


I can't seems to get the highlights correct. I adjusted exposure to -1.0 and even more on some, it still "blinking" :scratch

bfjr

We all wanna help.
Let's see some EXIF on these shots, please

Looks like you shot these midday, yes.......... well stop that

Shootin miday in bright sun over water will drive you and your meter nuts.
Not only is the light very harsh but the water will reflect even more on your subject.

Here are the times you can shoot midday
overcast days
heavy woods (lots of shade)
anytime or place where the intensity of light can somehow be controlled

There's so much more to this, you know the saying if it was easy.............:lol

Anyway shot us some EXIF on these shots and let's see if we can't get you headed down the road of blinky contro

Maestro

I like that first pic in that you captured the downbeat of the wings right as they were touching the water. Too bad it was flying away from you. The other shots are pretty good especially the last one. The second to last (looks like a cropped version of the last) does have some hot whites but that is the story of my life. Black and/or white birds are the bane of my existence. You are not alone, believe me!

ShepsMom

Thank you guys.
Here is the info:
Picture 1:

200mm
1/1000
F 5.6
ISO 200
EV -0.3

Pic 2

200mm
1/400
F 10
ISO 125
EV -1.0

Pic 3

200mm
1/250
F 10
ISO 125
EV -0.7

Pic 4

135mm
1/800
F 10
ISO 400
EV -1.0

All pictures were croped

Dick on Aruba

Very nice series Mariana.

I think ISO 100 will be a start and center-weighted-average too.

Sometimes you can't elimited some blown whites, but shooting and constantly checking your histogram will help you a lot.

A very good investment is the Sure Shot System created by Ron Reznick.

Dick.

ShepsMom

Thank you Dick, i visited his site few times. Awww, the choice for lenses!! Only in my dreams. :cry That's ok, i'll just do what i can with what i have. May be some day i'll get it all together

dbaker1221

nice shots keep working on it.....white shots kill me

ShepsMom

Thank you Dave, may be i'll bring a bucket with paint and toss it toward birds . You think i'll get in trouble?

BigAl

You should have put #1 in the "Butt fest" thread!!

I like #3, and think you can rescue quite a bit of the whites by trying this tut by DavidTO. (Assuming of course you were in RAW )

ian408

Very nice catch! The first, with the wing dipping in the water, is my favorite.

ShepsMom

BigAl wrote:

You should have put #1 in the "Butt fest" thread!!

I like #3, and think you can rescue quite a bit of the whites by trying this tut by DavidTO. (Assuming of course you were in RAW )

Thank you Al, i'll give this tut a try. I did shot this one in raw.

ShepsMom

ian408 wrote:

Very nice catch! The first, with the wing dipping in the water, is my favorite.

Thank you Ian for your ccomments!

Harryb

You got some good shots Marina but those highlights are still a problem. When you shoot in the bright light of midday you may have to make some drastic EV adjustments to prevent loss of detail in the highlights.

bfjr

Yes from the looks of your EXIF
more ev would be needed as Harry pointed out

ShepsMom

Thank you! I'm so glad to have you here, i'll try my best next time. You watch!!