I know this is another couple of mistakes, but I wanted to post it and say that I actually learned from this! i blew the exp badly here. I thought...bright sun, meter should set correct exp. :D Brain-fade.. failed to recognize that bright sun would blow out all the mid tones in the bird. In the end, after the following work, I kind of like the image. wish he'd have given me a better look but love the insect (i think it's a serphid fly), and the obvious chore at hand in the nest box. the raw is better looking - sharper than I thought it would be..
backed off exp -1.8, s curve adj. cropped so distracting top of fence went away, and like the way it's reflection lit up the chest a little - sharpened and re-sized all in LR.
MK III :), EF 100-400 IS 4.5-5.6 EV0 :confused: 400mm 1/600 @ 5.6 ISO 400
Thanks for posting an image that is clearly not "perfect," Bruce. We can all learn from those, too, and it's reassuring in a way, to those of us just beginning to work at bird photography, to see proof that others don't get great shots every time! Most of my bird photos right now are far less than good enough to post here, but I consider them "practice" and learning fodder.
Hi Bruce Remember the exposure is a function of the bg also That green will open up the meter big time to make the image middle gray So the bird will be overexposed With a light bg you could have taken the image at even !!!
It is not only the bird but the overall setting !!! ...... man the HAP will have a field day with this pose !!!:):):)
Hi Alfred - learning correct exposure is a challenge to my old brain - I never even thought about the dark bg opening up the meter! .. I promise not to post any more poor HA - hope the cops don't catch me.. I wanted to ask you about LR as I seem to recall seeing you comment on it. I try and do all my cropping, exp, tone work with LR (and even sharpening sometimes - works better for me than PS), and only use PS for layering and quick masing. Your thouguts?
Oak Titmouse - Springtime Mindset
