Arthur Morris
09-08-2018, 05:57 AM
Razorbill with Chick.
This image was created on July 1, 2018 at Bempton Cliffs, UK with the Induro (https://www.outdoorphotogear.com/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&rfsn=132487.5cf37.9906) GIT 304L/Mongoose M3.6 (http://birdsasart-shop.com/mongoose-action-head/)-mounted Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lens (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1166859-REG/nikon_af_s_nikkor_600mm_f_4e.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/NI6004EEDVR/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNI6004EEDVR), the much maligned Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/337511-USA/Nikon_2151_TC_17E_II_1_7x_Teleconverter.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/NITC17E2/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNITC17E2), and my souped up Nikon D850. (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1351688-REG/nikon_d850_dslr_camera_body.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/NID850/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNID850) ISO 400. Matrix metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/9 in Manual mode. Natural Auto WB at 6:23am on a clear morning. One to the left of center Single Continuous (AI Servo in Canon) shutter button AF was active at the moment of exposure. Surprising, the selected AF point was on the black feathers of the bird’s neck. Phase detection AF Fine-tune value: +1. See the Nikon AF Fine-tune e-Guide here (http://birdsasart-shop.com/the-nikon-af-fine-tune-e-guide/). Click on the image to see a larger version and note that now you can just make out the eye. The vast improvement would be much easier to see if you were viewing the master file or a large print.
Lots of problems can arise when you are photographing black and white subjects in sunny conditions, even when it is early or late and the light is sweet. You are always fighting excessive contrast, and if the bird has a dark eye and a black face or head, the eye often becomes invisible. Check out the Bempton Cliffs Part IV: It Ain't Just Gannets! Dealing With Invisible Eyes. And a High Level Understanding Exposure Question blog post (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/09/07/bempton-cliffs-part-iv-it-aint-just-gannets-dealing-with-invisible-eyes-and-a-high-level-understanding-exposure-question/) here to learn how I dealt with those and other problems and to see the full frame original; this is a very small crop.
I posed a very simple question in this blog post that no one has even attempted to answer:
Why was the middle tone, amber-colored iris rendered much too dark in the RAW file?
As for the image, don't be shy. All comments and suggestions are appreciated.
with love, artie
This image was created on July 1, 2018 at Bempton Cliffs, UK with the Induro (https://www.outdoorphotogear.com/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&rfsn=132487.5cf37.9906) GIT 304L/Mongoose M3.6 (http://birdsasart-shop.com/mongoose-action-head/)-mounted Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lens (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1166859-REG/nikon_af_s_nikkor_600mm_f_4e.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/NI6004EEDVR/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNI6004EEDVR), the much maligned Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/337511-USA/Nikon_2151_TC_17E_II_1_7x_Teleconverter.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/NITC17E2/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNITC17E2), and my souped up Nikon D850. (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1351688-REG/nikon_d850_dslr_camera_body.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/NID850/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNID850) ISO 400. Matrix metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/9 in Manual mode. Natural Auto WB at 6:23am on a clear morning. One to the left of center Single Continuous (AI Servo in Canon) shutter button AF was active at the moment of exposure. Surprising, the selected AF point was on the black feathers of the bird’s neck. Phase detection AF Fine-tune value: +1. See the Nikon AF Fine-tune e-Guide here (http://birdsasart-shop.com/the-nikon-af-fine-tune-e-guide/). Click on the image to see a larger version and note that now you can just make out the eye. The vast improvement would be much easier to see if you were viewing the master file or a large print.
Lots of problems can arise when you are photographing black and white subjects in sunny conditions, even when it is early or late and the light is sweet. You are always fighting excessive contrast, and if the bird has a dark eye and a black face or head, the eye often becomes invisible. Check out the Bempton Cliffs Part IV: It Ain't Just Gannets! Dealing With Invisible Eyes. And a High Level Understanding Exposure Question blog post (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/09/07/bempton-cliffs-part-iv-it-aint-just-gannets-dealing-with-invisible-eyes-and-a-high-level-understanding-exposure-question/) here to learn how I dealt with those and other problems and to see the full frame original; this is a very small crop.
I posed a very simple question in this blog post that no one has even attempted to answer:
Why was the middle tone, amber-colored iris rendered much too dark in the RAW file?
As for the image, don't be shy. All comments and suggestions are appreciated.
with love, artie