Hi - I spent the afternoon knee deep in water playing with some spoonbills and egrets - tried my hand at some in flight shots, I am eager to learn so I will post some over the next few days for anyone who is kind enough to give me some pointers.
I have a few in this series not sure which I prefer, I had thought of slectivley lightening the face but would it look out of place considering the sun is obviously behind the bird.
Hi Lance Would suggest first setting up so you have a shot at getting a good image Need to have the sun at your back or close to Will insure the bird will be properly illuminated. Light has to be soft Mid day will not get you many keepers
As presented you should have the bird further back in the frame Need more space in front than behind Never a good idea to center with this type composition. Having a larger bird in frame is also important Need to able to see detail.
Should mention the tech information Makes it easier to see what you were doing This seems underexposed The wings with strong light shinning through barely have enough light and the head is dark We normally Mid day you can take advantage of the sunny sixteen rule 16 over the ISO for shutter speed. If you were on ISO 400 The correct exposure would have been 16/400 or 8/1600 From there you would have taken 2/3 or more out for a white bird !!! Works !!! Hoping to see lots more !!!
Hi Alfred - thanks for the reply - I really wasn't setup for flight shots. I was shooting a 500mm on a monopod kneww deep in the water and grabbed a few flights shots INTO the sun which was from my position the only opportunity.
Ahh but you live and learn - I will post some more becuase I am happy to get any pointers that I can.
Yes - this I think was my problem - trying to get a good flight shot from were I was - taking shots from hidden in the reeds, which meant these were taken into the sun.
F4.5 1/000SEC 200ISO - Histogram is all to the right of the centre (about 1/2 way from centre to the right) , but didn't dial in a extra exposure compensation.
First flight shots
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