I've been trying to practice BIF and managed to capture this Tern. There are several in the series, but I liked the wingspread on this guy. As always your guidance is appreciated.
40D
100-400 @400
1/2000 sec
F/8
EV -1
ISO 200
Lots of good things here Dave It is a goo wing position, sharp and good eye contact. I like the placing in frame/space !!!
This is a difficult pose expose, you have a minus one to guard the whites on the body but the low wing is sort of dark. Not sure how much you could have opened Normally with the bird going more overhead you can expose at one over since you are photographing the shaded side of the bird.
Hi Dave,
I do like the flight angle and capture. The bird is placed just perfect in the frame. I like the eye contact. but must agree on the under exposed under wing...congrats...these guys are hard to photograph...:cool:
Hi Dave, I'm from New Jersey as well. I like the position of the bird in the frame. He looks good and sharp to me.I look forward to your next post. Regards, denise
ps Did you get this at Edwin Forsythe?
Last edited by denise ippolito; 10-10-2008 at 06:38 AM.
Reason: ps added
Thank you Alfred, Lance, Gus, and Denise. I value each of your comments. Yes Denise this did come from Edwin Forsythe . I believe I will spend some time on this shot over the weekend. It will be interesting to me to see whether I can do better with a quick mask and adjustments in PS CS or to use the selective exposure techniques in Lightroom. Too many choices these days, and my old mind struggles with keeping up in the digital age. Do you all have preferences on which course of action will best meet the task for this particular shot?
Dave this no different from film actually My idea is to come up with an image I don't have to work in PS much at all. All the things I post ( 99%) have less than two minutes of work. Rarely will save one that I have to do a great deal, but nothing wrong with it !!!
One of the big differences with a wet lab and film is the increase contrast tool. Perhaps is one you will never use since its best doing so in a different number of ways.
Alfred, I totally agree that the main objective would be to nail the exposure in the initial capture. In this particular case I was unfortunately more intent on the BIF aspect (shame on me) because I really need more experience and skill there, although after having said that, the exposure is still part of the BIF equation. I do appreciate your comments and generally strive to keep PP work to a minimum. We'll keep plugging along. :)
Dave, I'm still struggling with getting my BIF shots in the frame, let alone in focus so I know exactly where you're coming from. I do love the wing position and the catch light in the eye. I definitely think this one is worth spending some time post-processing.
Thanks Sean. I don't think it will take much time to open up the underwing a touch. There are several more shots from the series that I also liked a lot.
Tern in Flight
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