Posted by Larry Fischer on October 20, 2012 at 9:56 AM
A nearby lake has a substantial number of pelicans.
Trying to photograph these was an unexpected challenge. Their white coloration leads to exposure 'blowout' quite easily.
I presume background, etc. affects exposure but often you have what you have.
Suggestions appreciated.
Larry
Posted by Larry Fischer on October 20, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Here is a sample:
And realize I took a lot of photos and many could not be salvaged. I even read for blowout on the camera and thought borderline areas could be corrected. On CaptureOne and Capture NX2 I often could not correct these small areas.
Nikon D700, 500mm Nikkor Reflex, f/8
Posted by Larry Fischer on October 20, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Here is a sample. Note the breast areas are borderline overexposed even after exposure/bright compensation. Makes background dark. Trying to darken the birds only makes dark areas around the birds.??..??
D700 Nikon, 500 mm Nikor Reflex, tripod, f/8
Posted by Darren Huski on October 20, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Perhaps working in the ProPhoto color space can help. It is wider than Adobe RGB and can sometimes get those areas to recover.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on October 20, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Their dominant color can be difficult to capture accurately. I'm hoping to spend some time making images of pelicans this fall.
Discussion
4 repliesTrying to photograph these was an unexpected challenge. Their white coloration leads to exposure 'blowout' quite easily.
I presume background, etc. affects exposure but often you have what you have.
Suggestions appreciated.
Larry
And realize I took a lot of photos and many could not be salvaged. I even read for blowout on the camera and thought borderline areas could be corrected. On CaptureOne and Capture NX2 I often could not correct these small areas.
Nikon D700, 500mm Nikkor Reflex, f/8
D700 Nikon, 500 mm Nikor Reflex, tripod, f/8