Hi Cory When shooting an overhead bird you are going after the shaded side and need positive compensation. Guessing here you would need plus 1 1/3 at least. Check the histogram and there should be no info on the last box to the right!!
When using the right settings for the bird you will loose the pretty blue sky but can't have both !!! Like the pose, would prefer wings fully stretched and made a sharp image .. just need another usm pass !!! Like how you gave it a little more room in the direction the bird is looking .. might just tighten the crop a bit more !!!
Hi Alfred, thanks for the reply. Going with the 1 1/3 EV how would I then keep the sky from being blown out as well the rest of the bird? Really asking here because I really want to know. I usually try to compensate for the whites on the bird which in this case I went to -.03 Always love to here others techniques that maybe I am missing. Thanks for the C&C.
Hi Cory - agree with AL'S comments - you have to choose what you want to expose properly - most would choose the bird - then let the sky fall were it may - as AL mentioned exposing for the bird will blow the sky out - but simply cant have both.
Turn your over exposure warning on in camera and make use of your histogram on the canmera's LCD.
Looking forward to seeing more :)
Cory if you meter green grass then point the camera up to the sky you will have one stop difference ... so if you go -1/3 off the sky it would be severely underexposed. ... remember you are shooting the shaded side of the bird, if that animal would land in front of you and you shoot the top with sun hitting it then the exposure would not be the same !!!
When checking histogram do look for blinkies on the bird, forget the sky. For heavy overcast days its not unusual to go +2 2/3 at times and will be blowing the entire sky !!!!
Hi Cory,great exposure advice when shooting a subject in the sky. The meter can be easily fooled. Also agree with comments regarding positioning,sharpness and pose...
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