Posted by Steve Makin on December 6, 2007 at 3:55 PM
well, I got a picture at least
last weekend at Mere Sands
D2Xs, 800mm, 640asa, 1/200 at f5.6
Posted by Andy Astbury on December 7, 2007 at 3:26 AM
Hi Steve - it's getting better, nice capture with the wind ruffling the feathers
The only problem you've got here is that you are facing the sun, so this side of the bird is in shadow and needs more exposure than the meter has indicated - bet your meter mode switch on the side of the prism is set to it's middle position
The bird is around 1.5 to 2.0EV underexposed judging from my monitor, and the highlights in the water are 'blowing' - so if you had given the bird an exposure of say 1/60th @ f5.6 it would have been pretty much spot-on, but the water would have been cooked to hell and back.
This is a situation that has 2 remedies - fill flash from the same position, or, KEEP THE SUN AT YOUR BACK
I think you're doing great here Steve and the only way to learn is to go out there and make mistakes - and you never stop learning (judging by the number of mistakes I make ).
Good job sir
Posted by Dave Sewell on December 7, 2007 at 3:40 AM
God I wish I had available Water rails to practice on! I suspect in this situation I'd have just sat back and enjoyed the moment so well done for getting something out of the day.
Dave
Posted by Mark Sisson on December 7, 2007 at 3:50 AM
Well captured - Andy's right and I'd have used Fill Flash on this one (probably around -1 on Flash Exposure Comp) to get some detail back in the water Rail.
Not a bad bird to be practising on though as David says.
Mark
Posted by Andy Bate on December 7, 2007 at 5:35 AM
be hard to keep the sun at your back from that hide so fill flash it would have to be
Posted by eric weight on December 7, 2007 at 6:42 AM
Nits covered. It is not easy to get everything to come together when so much of it is beyond your control, but step one, being in the right place at the right time is often the hardest. There will be more chances if you can do that often enough.
Discussion
6 replieslast weekend at Mere Sands
D2Xs, 800mm, 640asa, 1/200 at f5.6
The only problem you've got here is that you are facing the sun, so this side of the bird is in shadow and needs more exposure than the meter has indicated - bet your meter mode switch on the side of the prism is set to it's middle position
The bird is around 1.5 to 2.0EV underexposed judging from my monitor, and the highlights in the water are 'blowing' - so if you had given the bird an exposure of say 1/60th @ f5.6 it would have been pretty much spot-on, but the water would have been cooked to hell and back.
This is a situation that has 2 remedies - fill flash from the same position, or, KEEP THE SUN AT YOUR BACK
I think you're doing great here Steve and the only way to learn is to go out there and make mistakes - and you never stop learning (judging by the number of mistakes I make
Good job sir
Dave
Not a bad bird to be practising on though as David says.
Mark
Alan