Here's one from today's overcast morning. This Snowy was squawking and chasing its buddies all over the place. I cropped (about 25%), tweaked and sharpened. I tried but failed to get a good exposure of two of the "performers" in the same picture. C&C, please.
Hi Wendell - Love the flluffed up hairdo and the action.
Needs a little CW rotation - looks like he is running down hill, The BG doesnt do much for this shot - I know its the habitat, but might have tried some different shooting angles to see if I could minimize the BG a little.
Looking forward to seeing more :)
Hi Wendell,
I like the capture...agree with Mr. Peters on the techs. I might add that the image is a tad under exposed; need to open up the background and the rocks a tad...looking forward to your next one Sir...:):cool:
Just noticed you had the 2X but were not really needing it I know its a pain to change back and forth but would not use unless I had to ... will make a difference!!! I do use converters but only when is necessary.
For an overcast day you normally dial in some + compensation Bird could be a little brighter !!! Composition wise maybe showing more would be better That bg is very peculiar and might just work ... just taking a wild guess !!! Do love the action and those birds are fun to watch !!!
Here is a re-post with CW rotation (Lance), a little brighter (Gus). It does help . . . I hope I corrected enough? Unfortunately, too late for + compensation or abandonment of the 2X (Alfred). Thanks, to all . . .
I thought I had a few things to add. The big advantage of overcast conditions, especially with white birds, is much easier to avoid blowing out of whites. So overexposure is the way to go IMO. You can always drop it down post-processing. Underexposure, on the other hand, results in noise when it is brightened. As a matter of fact, harsh light (direct sunlight) makes good photographs of such birds very difficult.
Overcast means dreary gray skys, so in this image at least, I would eliminate the sky completely. I like high-key, so I love em. The compostion here, with the bird centered, divides the image into three parts; a left, a right, and a center. Placing the bird to the right, and giving him space to move into, is more dynamic.
Shooting the two players (snowy egrets) shouldn't be an exposure problem, especially in such light conditions. It is absolutely the problem of depth of field! Getting both in focus is something I deal with very often, with Snowy Egrets, and I can atest that it is not easy! Usually it requires a pretty small aperture, like F11, the action requires a high shutter speed, and a corrspondingly high ISO. Hope I've been helpful ~Bill
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