Pretty good shots Ed. I would have done maybe a third of a stop of a positive expsoure adj. to bring out some more of the shadow details. They are a tough exposure.
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edited March 24, 2008
Nice shots indeed, these are the hardest birds to photograph and you pulled it off. As another member had said about the exposure adjustment to move it up by 1/3 would have given you more feather details in the shadows and I agree with that as well. Nice series.
Great shots. I was trying to shoot some red-wings just yesterday and they're a tough subject. Not as happy to ham it up as are the robins and seem to spook easily.
As for exposure compensation, when you all speak in terms of stops, I think of aperture. Is this just colloquial talk for expos. comp. or is how it's measured? And is 1/3 stop translated to 0.3 on my camera? I've been experimenting and practicing this very concept but want to be correct when I talk the lingo as well.
Great shots. I was trying to shoot some red-wings just yesterday and they're a tough subject. Not as happy to ham it up as are the robins and seem to spook easily.
As for exposure compensation, when you all speak in terms of stops, I think of aperture. Is this just colloquial talk for expos. comp. or is how it's measured? And is 1/3 stop translated to 0.3 on my camera? I've been experimenting and practicing this very concept but want to be correct when I talk the lingo as well.
When I say positive 1/3 of a stop that can be accomplished by a adjusting the shutter speed or aperture setting. A positive adjustment would either slow the shutter speed or open the aperture to get more light on the subject. A negative adjustment would be the reverse.
If I'm using aperture priority or shutter priority on a Nikon body I could also do the same by making a postive or negative EV adjustment.
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Nice captures. They seem to hang out here all year round in the bay area. We have a handy marsh/creek by the ocean. They are not very easy for me to photograph either.
If I'm using aperture priority or shutter priority on a Nikon body I could also do the same by making a postive or negative EV adjustment.
If in aperture priority mode, is there a standard amount of EV adjustment that equals an aperture stop? I'm thinking no- that this is really too dynamic a process to equate the two.
I want my next blackbirds to come out properly exposed, and I usually shoot in Aperture priority mode.
If in aperture priority mode, is there a standard amount of EV adjustment that equals an aperture stop? I'm thinking no- that this is really too dynamic a process to equate the two.
I want my next blackbirds to come out properly exposed, and I usually shoot in Aperture priority mode.
I'm not sure about Canon but the EV adjustments are = to stops so an EV adj of -0.33 would be a third of a stop.
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Outstanding work, nice sedate backgrounds too!
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As for exposure compensation, when you all speak in terms of stops, I think of aperture. Is this just colloquial talk for expos. comp. or is how it's measured? And is 1/3 stop translated to 0.3 on my camera? I've been experimenting and practicing this very concept but want to be correct when I talk the lingo as well.
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When I say positive 1/3 of a stop that can be accomplished by a adjusting the shutter speed or aperture setting. A positive adjustment would either slow the shutter speed or open the aperture to get more light on the subject. A negative adjustment would be the reverse.
If I'm using aperture priority or shutter priority on a Nikon body I could also do the same by making a postive or negative EV adjustment.
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If in aperture priority mode, is there a standard amount of EV adjustment that equals an aperture stop? I'm thinking no- that this is really too dynamic a process to equate the two.
I want my next blackbirds to come out properly exposed, and I usually shoot in Aperture priority mode.
www.jeremyjoslin.com
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Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)
- kit lens
- Canon 70-200mm F4L
I'm not sure about Canon but the EV adjustments are = to stops so an EV adj of -0.33 would be a third of a stop.
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Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)
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- Canon 70-200mm F4L