Spoonbill

[Charissa]

50D
100-400 Canon lens @ 210mm
ISO 500
ss 1/4000 sec
f5.4
+0.3 steps
Reduced noise in BG, and sharpened Spoonbill in Photoshop.
I find it difficult to correctly expose the whites of birds while in flight,:o so any help will be appreciated.;)

[Nico Steenberg]

Nice comp, exposure and detail Charissa. Like the eye contact and clouds in the bg. Did you used the highlight tool ? Well captured !

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Eye contact, sharpness and BG look very good. I wish the light would have been softer. If you photograph early or late in the day, some positive EC will help. Was this originally underexposed?

[Alan Murphy]

Nice detail on this top shot. The eye contact is great.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Like the eye contact, pose, detail & BG. A bit more overexposure in the early afternoon light would have given you better whites. Still well done!

[Charissa]

Thanks everyone, for comments. Gerrie, would more over exposure not blow the whites out more? Still to get this over/under exposure perfected....
Nico, no highlight tool used, but the whites was a bit harsh,so toned down a step.
Axel, was over exposed, if i remember correctly......

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Charissa, I like the eye contact, and good detail shown on the wings. Overall sharp, and I agree with Gerrie to shoot from + 0.33. You have the same set up as me, and with experimenting on different species of birds, you will get to know what EC settings work. With your RAW converter, you can recover any over exposed areas. Cheers.

[Charissa]

Thanks Stuart, appreciate help.