"Pin point Landing"
Hi Folks: White-winged Dove coming in for a pin point landing in our garden . . . Critiques, suggestions and tips much appreciated . . . . . . Gus
Olympus E-510, Zuiko 70 - 300 ED
aperture priority, f/7.1, 1/800s
-0.00 eV
200 ISO
Auto WB
In camera changes, Natural, (Instead of Vivid) Sharpness -2, Contrast -2, Noise reduction off. These settings requires less -EV to combat blinking Hilites. Tips from an Olympus Pro.
Gus are you making these images in jpeg?
Should instruct your birds on how to land !!! Actually you can sort of predict how they will, with any degree of wind they sure like to land into it. As presented would try darkening and blurring a little the bg Light starting to get harsh. The right side of perch has very little detail. btw if you get birds landing on a particular area of your yard it is possible to set up a diffuser and go at it all day !!!!
Hi Al,
Don't know what a difuser is, and though I appreciate all the help and suggestions I want to spend my time trying to get the picture right in the first place, most of my trangessions can be helped by starting out earlier or look for areas that are not surrounded by glaring white adobe houses. I should probably give up on my yard as it has not only a lot of adobe houses around it, but also the swimming pool and area across the street that is surrounded by a white adobe 5' fence. The Arizona sun at over 3000' is considered the highest incidence of sunshine in the USA. I can photograph ID photos of the Birds, and make note cards that are very popular, and one bird, the "Flame Colored Tanager" sold over 300 notecards in the first week as I was the first one with a decent photo this year. I have hundreds (Over 1500) very good ID photos, however, I'm having a tough time getting birds as Art . . . Not making excuses, just stating the facts. Shoot beside guys with the big guns nearly everyday, and see great photos of birds as birds, but not as Art as you pros do. I envy your talent and appreciate your willingness to help out . . . . Still smiling . . . Gus
Gus diffusers are cloth panels that diffuse light. At mid day with glaring sun the light coming through would be pleasing .... can shoot all day !!!
They come is many sizes. The most common are round around 45 inches in diameter and attach to a stand. They also come ins gigantic sizes which you see in movie sets or when they are making commercials. Often you see the diffuser overhead and two people holding reflectors on the sides.
You could get a four foot by eight/ten to shade an area the birds will be coming in to. Set up a good perch and bg... can't miss. Could sit there with a cold drink waiting for the little guys to fly in !!!! I have a large diffuser used form macro. The only hassle is when there is some wind.
No secret to making killer images just attention to details and picking your subject. If you have a bird in harsh or mixed light with a busy bg there is not way to make a good image !!!!
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