coming out

CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
edited July 24, 2007 in Wildlife
My first post will not be terning any heads ,but here goes :huh coming out .Just trying to keep my head above water with all the great photogs here

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  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2007
    Well here I am a little wet behind the ears :D
  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2007
    They are both very good captures with very nice color saturation. Welcome to the Forum. clap.gif
    Socrate
    "Natura artis magistra"
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    Welcome to Dgrin clap.gif

    Two very nice capture you have there.

    The whites are a bit strong, but you did not have much time to set your camera.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    Great shots and welcome! Second shot made me smile!! :D
    Marina
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  • JohnDCJohnDC Registered Users Posts: 379 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    Nice shots, Cap. These are hard ones to get--the terns are moving fast when they plunge into the water, and there are a lot of things besides the bird for the camera to focus on. You're off to a great start.
  • emmalouemmalou Registered Users Posts: 412 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    I can see his submerged head in the firt..cool!clap.gif

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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    Cool shots and a great catch. Well done and welcome to the forum.
    Harv
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    Great capture and welcome! thumb.gif
    Stephen
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    Welcome to Dgrin and thanks for sharing your pics. thumb.gif
    Mike McCarthy

    "Osprey Whisperer"

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2007
    your first shot is a great capture --you nailed it just as the tern is breaking the surface thumb.gif second shot goes with your joke --welcome to dgrin headscratch.gif
    Jeff W

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2007
    welcome good shotsthumb.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • WildWallyWildWally Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2007
    Very cool shots .
    As Emmalou stated , you can see the dudes' head under the water !!!!:D
    Looking forward to more clap.gif
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  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    They are both very good captures with very nice color saturation. Welcome to the Forum. clap.gif
    thank you ,you should send you monkey shots to NW. Very well done with the pick on the two shots
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Welcome to Dgrin clap.gif

    Two very nice capture you have there.

    The whites are a bit strong, but you did not have much time to set your camera.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.
    thank you Dick but I think the word you are looking for is blown :D but the first shot is what I was out for and shot midday very brite so I would get the head in the water .Second shot well it is a second shot whites are very blown.Thanks again
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Great shots and welcome! Second shot made me smile!! :D
    Thanks you Marina does that mean you laugh at others bad work rolleyes1.gif thanks again for looking
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    emmalou wrote:
    I can see his submerged head in the firt..cool!clap.gif

    Welcomewings.gif
    Thank you ,that was my project for the day shooting and thanks for seeing it
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    JohnDC wrote:
    Nice shots, Cap. These are hard ones to get--the terns are moving fast when they plunge into the water, and there are a lot of things besides the bird for the camera to focus on. You're off to a great start.
    Those last tern shots you posted John very well done exposer and color .You know the speed :Drolleyes1.gif thanks for commenting on my shots
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    Harv wrote:
    Cool shots and a great catch. Well done and welcome to the forum.
    Thank you Harv
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Great capture and welcome! thumb.gif
    Thank you
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Welcome to Dgrin and thanks for sharing your pics. thumb.gif
    Thank you I was looking for osprey but the terns got in my way eek7.gif
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    your first shot is a great capture --you nailed it just as the tern is breaking the surface thumb.gif second shot goes with your joke --welcome to dgrin headscratch.gif
    Thank you the second shot was maybe as you say a joke rolleyes1.gif Thanks for getting the first one oh and the help :D
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    welcome good shotsthumb.gif
    Thank you, like your stuff also
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    WildWally wrote:
    Very cool shots .
    As Emmalou stated , you can see the dudes' head under the water !!!!:D
    Looking forward to more clap.gif
    Thank you sir that was my goal and I am going to try again :D
  • JohnDCJohnDC Registered Users Posts: 379 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2007
    Regarding the blown-out whites, the trick I learned from the experts is to only use manual exposure. If you use auto metering, you run the risk that the camera will be sensing the dark water and over exposing the white bird.

    Manual exposure is easy, even without a separate light meter. A quick way to initially set your camera is to take a snapshot of something similar in whiteness to the bird. For terns in the reserve, I use a white sign or someone's white shirt. Follow your histogram. And then keep checking your histogram as the light changes. If you do have a light meter, under-expose from the meter reading by 0.3 to 0.7 ev, again checking your histogram as you take shots. Remember: expose to the right to maximize the info in your raw files.
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