Large & Small

Nice arrangement of the 3 birds. I do think there needs to be more detail in the white feathers of all 3. Thanks for sharing.

Bob:
I like the position and arrangement of the 3 birds. Unfortunately, the exposure on them is not holding detail in the whites like it should. I don't know if you shot this in RAW and can recover the details or not.

You didn't specify what aperture this was taken at. I ask because the Bokeh in the background is pretty odd and distracting on the image. I haven't seen this issue using the 100-400.

Thanks for the feedback. Exactly what I am looking for. The image was shot in JPEG at 5.6 on automatic but processed in RAW afterword. I have always had a problem bringing out the detail in whites. Appreciate any suggestions on how to approach my challenge.

BTW - don't know what "Bokeh" is.

BTW - don't know what "Bokeh" is.

Bokeh describes the appearance, of out-of-focus areas. Bokeh is not how far something is out-of-focus, bokeh is the character of whatever blur is there. The origin of the word is Japanese.

I have always had a problem bringing out the detail in whites. Appreciate any suggestions on how to approach my challenge.

Some suggestions on dealing with white birds in the future:

- shot in raw, not jpeg
- turn on "blinky highlights" if possible for the camera LCD and apply negative compensation if test shots show blown highlights
- avoid mid day light
- avoid contrasty light
- shoot as often as possible at dawn or dusk when the light is softer
- look for soft directional light falling on feathers - you need some shadows cast from one feather to another to separate them

BTW - don't know what "Bokeh" is.

Many thanks for the advice and education. Will try those suggestions in the future but not sure how to address the "Bokeh".

Many thanks for the advice and education. Will try those suggestions in the future but not sure how to address the "Bokeh".