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    Not the best conditions nor a great photo, but a beautiful bird. It is a leucistic red-tail that is quite different than other "more white" leucistic red-tails that I have seen.

    Shot with a 7D, 500mm + 1.4x lense, handheld, 1600 ISO, F11, 1/1250 sec. It flew up toward me unexpectedly and filled the frame of my camera (image is uncropped). I hope to learn more about shooting in low-light conditions from the experts on this board.

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    intense landing but overall this doesn't work for me, bird appears OOF and is way too large in the frame with clipped wings and tail. light isn't good either.
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    Jon, I think you correctly identified the problems with this photo in your self critique of it. The fact that you recognize the issues is a big plus and if you participate actively here by posting and critiquing other's images you will make the necessary changes and learn alot. That said, this is a beautiful bird. Was this taken recently? If so, I hope that you have more opportunities to photograph her or him.

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    Sometimes you simply need to take images of rarities as records and I would have done the same.

    Agree with both Graze and Arash..overall it doesn't work for me but you noted the issues.

    Definetly a cool creature :)

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    Wonderful shot even though IQ doesn't seem to be doing justice to the kit. I agree with Jim, at times, you retain the shot for memory even if it's not poster quality. Looks like you would have been very surprised of the bird at this close distance.

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    Toop bad it actually came so close to you...that is a problem most of us wish to have with raptors!! The comp suffers as a result, but the other big issue here is that the image is underexposed. With an overcast and bright sky you needed to add lots more light...this would have made the sky pure white (or close to it), but the subject would have been properly exposed. You could always do it in post-processing, but always better to get it right in camera.

    Nice to have at least a record image of this neatly plumaged individual!!

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    Daniel,

    Perhaps it is well-known to experienced photographers, but what camera adjustments do you recommend for bright white skies to correct for underexposure conditions? I encounter these conditions quite often and could use some advice if you are willing to provide it.

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    Toop bad it actually came so close to you...that is a problem most of us wish to have with raptors!! The comp suffers as a result, but the other big issue here is that the image is underexposed. With an overcast and bright sky you needed to add lots more light...this would have made the sky pure white (or close to it), but the subject would have been properly exposed. You could always do it in post-processing, but always better to get it right in camera.

    Nice to have at least a record image of this neatly plumaged individual!!

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    Depends on what exposure method you use. If you are using manual then you'll want to open up your aperture and/or reduce your shutter speed. This will let in more light onto the sensor and make your image brighter. If in the other modes (AV, TV, P) you'll want to add some exposure compensation to achieve the same effect. In both cases the histogram is your best friend...take a test image (e.g. on a branch or tree) and adjust as required. Every situation will require some tweaking of the exposure depending on light and subject colour and size in the frame, but you'll soon get the hang of it...

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