Need help shooting swans
Jan 10, 2012 17:34:09 #
fotogk wrote:
Try that in NH and you will get a little more blue in your image.
:oops:
nat wrote:
It's too cold to shoot in the RAW. So I'll try your other suggestion.
Try that in NH and you will get a little more blue in your image.
:oops:
Hi Fotogk (I found the reply I was looking for):
It would definitely be a health hazard to expose one's derriere to the New Hampshire dairy air.
Jan 12, 2012 17:33:16 #
belwj wrote:
quote=snowbear I agree with swamp gator and fstop... (show quote)
Snow Bear: Note where Ephraim has placed his metering spot. It is in the shadow area under the birds beak which is closer to the 17% gray that the meter is trying to record. Metering off the directly lit back of the bird would indeed have rendered the bird gray and requiring some + exposure compensation. As to using more focus spots: I always focus on the birds eye. You can allow other parts of the bird to be out of focus but the eye is such a "focal Point" that I just discard anything where the eye is out of focus.
Jan 12, 2012 17:56:55 #
birdpix: I have many photos of the eyes of swans and their feathers are totally blown out, which is unacceptable to me. I did try underexposing by a couple stops- at someone's suggestion- and it seemed to help quite a bit. (I was shooting in lots of sunlight). It seems that swans and white birds, in general, might need a little different exposure technique, no?
I'm a novice so I am searching for all the info I can get.
Thanks.
I'm a novice so I am searching for all the info I can get.
Thanks.
Jan 12, 2012 17:58:45 #
PS: I must say, your egret's eye is very sharp and the feathers are pretty sharp!
Jan 16, 2012 15:06:59 #
nat wrote:
A simple fix. Shoot raw and process it as an imitation HDR. We always forget that there is data even in an over exposed picture area. The key is to bring it out.How can I adjust my settings to bring out the feather patterns? As you can see, this swan looks like a big white blob. Thanks in advance
Jan 17, 2012 10:49:35 #
Larry R.
Loc: Nebraska
This is my swan, there was probably more light in the background so the camera did not over compensate for the dark background in your shot. I shot with Nikon D90, 220 mm, f 6.3, 1/1600 iso 200.
Jan 17, 2012 12:25:53 #
English Wolf - I like your idea but I'm not up to speed on processing as you described. My winter project is to learng more editing. Thank you.
Jan 17, 2012 12:29:42 #
Larry: I like your swan shot very much. I like the little bit of background showing and the shadows on the swan make it a very lovely and serene photo (can't say that much for their behavior, tho - they can be really mean!) They are still my favorite birds to shoot-mostly because they don't move around that much.
Jan 20, 2012 23:31:03 #
I'm sorry, every time I see the title of this topic, I keep thinking, "Shotgun!"
Jan 21, 2012 08:16:46 #
Jan 21, 2012 09:21:47 #
ftpecktim
Loc: MONTANA
RMM wrote:
I'm sorry, every time I see the title of this topic, I keep thinking, "Shotgun!"
lol.. I was thinking get a better scope....I mean lens.
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