Need advise (Page 3): Absolutely right. I bet that bird's feathers do darken slightly in that color family naturally.

RodB Loc: Dallas/Mckinney

jackpinoh wrote:

You can't, unless you photograph the bird away from a colored surface that reflects light. (A color filter will cause as many problems as it corrects.)

Absolutely right. I bet that bird's feathers do darken slightly in that color family naturally.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

dcampbell52 wrote:

I purchase one size filter (equal to the largest diameter of my lenses) and get filter adapter rings for all of my other lenses to that size (currently 77mm)...

Terrible idea because you usually can't use a lens hood where an oversized filter is fitted via a step ring. A lens hood is typically more important than any filter, for example a hood gives better "protection" than a thin piece of glass every could... But when using filters (i.e., one or more added layers of glass), it becomes even more important to use a lens hood to keep oblique light off the lens AND the filter, as best you can.

It's better to buy the correct size filter for each lens, so that the lens hood can be used.

That said, I do use several step rings... But only so I can "stack" various sizes of filters together for storage in my camera bag.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

via the lens wrote:

... For me, a photo with blown out highlights, no matter how good everywhere else, is a photo that goes in the trash bin. If you print such a photo the paper will have no color where the highlights are blown out.

Rubbish.

Digital images are a lot less prone to "blown out" highlights than slide film was. In fact, it's usually easier or preferable to "recover" highlights from slight over-exposure (i.e., pull exposures back "down" a little in post-processing), than it is to open up shadows in under-exposed images (i.e., "push" exposure up, which amplifies noise in images).

Most computer monitors "clip" the whites (as well as the blacks) significantly, so when printed there's often more detail than you realize. I'd NEVER trash an image for this reason alone... at least not until it's test-printed. (I trash plenty of images for other reasons!

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Besides, there often can be "pure white" areas within a scene or on a subject... Especially when subjects are photographed in full sun, such as the OP's image. Rendering those areas as "pure white" in the image might be the most "correct" rendition.

Plus there are "high key" techniques which deliberately exaggerate the highlights to draw attention to a subject or minimize a background or for other reasons:

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

amfoto1 wrote:

Terrible idea because you usually can't use a lens... (show quote)

I only use two lens hoods. One is on my wide angle 10-24 mm Tamron which is a tulip hood and is 77mm and the other is my Nikkor 80-400mm lens which also is a 77mm hood... but, you can by screw on hoods and collapsible hoods for any size lens and also rigid hoods.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ntt=screw+on&refineSearchString=&ci=2226&fct=fct_size_100%7C77mm&N=4077634523&token=b67489a26be26d87f1eb49e2fb4df5eb

Oh and it fits any lens or filter needing 77mm and is 3.95 or so each... but again, if you use my method, you only need one.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

geogiapeach09 wrote:

How do I keep a color reflection getting on to the bird?

What color reflection. Just looks natural.

georgiapeach2 Loc: Georgia the Peach State

Bill_de wrote:

The best would be to shoot the bird away from the feeder. Birds will often stop on a branch before jumping into a feeder. Once they get used to the branch these little chickadees will go back to the branch with their sunflower seed and hammer away at it to break the shell open. If you attach the branch to a moveable stand, like a tripod, you can get the birds where you want then as the light changes.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-490420-1.html

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I am painting the tray black.

I got a branch on the deck right now the birds just look at it like their saying what the heck is this

I put a branch on a tripod later and see if they will use it.

Bill_de Loc: US

geogiapeach09 wrote:

I am painting the tray black.

I got a branch on the deck right now the birds just look at it like their saying what the heck is this

I put a branch on a tripod later and see if they will use it.

Be patient. It takes time for them to get used to something new. I added something to my feeder earlier and so far only one bird ventured near it.

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hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA

A polarizing filter will not change a reflection on a non-shiny surface. Is the reflection you are talking about on the breast from the tan wood, or something I'm not seeing? Technically this is not a reflection, but how the incident colored light hits the object.

Doyle Thomas Loc: Vancouver Washington ~ USA

Jim Bob wrote:

I have no idea what you're talking about.

he is referring to the yellow cast reflecting from the wood on to the lower part of the bird

Bill_de Loc: US

hassighedgehog wrote:

A polarizing filter will not change a reflection on a non-shiny surface. Is the reflection you are talking about on the breast from the tan wood, or something I'm not seeing? Technically this is not a reflection, but how the incident colored light hits the object.

As discussed, it is the plastic tray.

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jmvaugh Loc: Albuquerque

jerryc41 wrote:

The color was reflected onto the bird by something nearby. It's not a defect. It's Nature. Trying to "correct" it in LR or PS might work. It's like removing a shadow, though. Why bother?

The reflection on the bird adds visual interest - I can see the tray’s vibrant color on the birds pin feathers gently reflected back. Im certainly not a professional critic, but I’d leave the reflection because it’s beautiful.

Jim Bob

Reinaldokool wrote:

What color reflection. Just looks natural.

Exactly. Not a great image, however.

Bill_de Loc: US

I've never seen a Chickadee with a blue/green butt. I don't do drugs, so maybe I'm missing out.

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georgiapeach2 Loc: Georgia the Peach State

Bill_de wrote:

I've never seen a Chickadee with a blue/green butt. I don't do drugs, so maybe I'm missing out.

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You are so funny

georgiapeach2 Loc: Georgia the Peach State

jmvaugh wrote:

The reflection on the bird adds visual interest - I can see the tray’s vibrant color on the birds pin feathers gently reflected back. Im certainly not a professional critic, but I’d leave the reflection because it’s beautiful.

I looked at some other pictures I taken and a lot of them have that same reflection I just never took attention that closed. Thanks for telling me it is beautiful.