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Greenfinch+additional

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Posted by Nick Caddick on April 9, 2007 at 9:47 AM
Greenfinch+additional
Made a basic feeder set-up in the garden but too get a decent bg its position also gives a strong backlight. Not having a flash I used the in-camera spot meter to spot off the bird. Does this make the backlight too harsh ?

Dont worry about the perch is a temp one!

1DMKIIN
LENS: 500mm
F8 @ 1/160th
ISO: 400
Processed in RSP & PSE

C & C welcome

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Posted by Nick Caddick on April 9, 2007 at 9:48 AM
Additional same techs as above
Posted by Clive_S on April 9, 2007 at 3:07 PM
The bg is a little dark but the bird looks well exposed and the lighting makes the line of the body stand out well. I'd probably have done an incident light reading and manual exposure but not sure if it would be any better exposed, just easier to do if the lighting isn't changing too quickly.
Posted by Philip Kirkham on April 9, 2007 at 4:09 PM
Hello Nick
Exposure looks OK to me, nice backlit image.
Please just post 1 image at a time though, it keeps it fair for all.
Best wishes
Phil