Liked how this little fella passed me by but still gave me the eye. Whites on his face are so hard to keep down while keeping light in the rest of the frame. Suggestions?
Details: D850 (new camera... yeah), Sigma 500/4 with 1.4 TC, 1/3200, ISO 560, 5.6, EC -1.00, HH, C1P and PS CCC with Neat Image on NR (background only), jpeg SSharp
Love the colors in the water and the comp you chose that includes the water trail.
With regards to the whites- if I have a bird with a VERY small amount of white I do not worry too much about blowing the whites eg. the white on a female harrier's rump but if there is white on the face (where everyone's eye goes to first) I am more careful and expose correctly for the whites ( a few tiny blinkies are OK) and bring up the rest in PP.
I try to avoid photographing high dynamic range birds ( black and white or lots of white) in strong light and actively seek such birds out on high overcast days.
Gail
Juvie Bufflehead gives me a second look
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