Three Of The Kind
I Had A Wonderful Opportunity Last Spring To Take Pictures Of The Snow Geese Coming Back From The South. They Make A Pause Here In Quebec Province Before Going To Farther North.
I Try Hard To Make Pictures Of Them Landing Apart From The Whole Bunch , But Was Lucky Enough For This Trio Landing.
Thing That I Will Have To Work More To Reduce Noise. Tell Me What You Suggest For This Kind Of Photo.
Canon 20d
F/18
Iso 800
Exp.comp. -2/3
100-400 F/5.6 @560mm
Having spent a few hours with gulls yesterday with nothing to show for it, I cringe for you when I see -2/3 and still some blown out whites. Especially on the rear bird.
You got nice poses on the two front birds, but the back one being covered up by the one in front of it makes the image feel a little chaotic to me.
What was your shutter speed, and what post processing did you do? Did you have to lighten it significantly or crop it heavily?
Best,
Jim
Suggestions;
Sun angle (you are working with strong side light)
Softer light (either earlier or later in the day for reduced contrast)
F/ 18 will still not get them all in focus, so maybe go for a wider aperture and focus in the one closer to you and let the DOF fall off the rest of them.
Fabs summed up my comments perfectly.
Yves I think lowering the iso will give you the best result Everything is a trade The most important for these type images is avoiding the overlaps and shadows from one bird into the other !!!!
Originally Posted by Jim Poor
SHUTTER SPEED= 1/1000 AND NO CROP AND REMOVING NOISE IN POST PROCESSING WITH ACDsee
Excellent job by all of the team above. The huge problem here is with light angle. "Point your shadow at the subject" has been my #1 guideline for 20+ years. Break it without a specific purpose, and you will pay the price (as you have done here)...
later and love, artie
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As a beginner in photography (since 2 years) i appreciate every comments and suggestions that i could get from everybody to improve. Question to Arthur Morris:"What do you mean by :"Point your shadow at the subject"? Brief explanation would be very welcome.
Hi Yves, Pointing your shadow at the bird means putting yourself in a position where the sun is coming directly over your head. When this is the case, your shadow will be pointed right at the bird (as in the image below)>
Later and love, artie
ps: I am gonna move this to Eager to Learn so that more folks can see it.
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