I also really like #3, that would be one for the wall I think. Egrets are definitely tough for the camera to meter, very tough. I like the contrast and lighting on the last one but would suggest correcting the horizon.
Getting better but still blown out. Keep it up, you'll get it where it needs to be. Even with spot metering I find I have to be careful where I put the spot in some cases. Some folks automatically set a - EV when they will be shooting white birds to better prevent blown highlights.
Getting better but still blown out. Keep it up, you'll get it where it needs to be. Even with spot metering I find I have to be careful where I put the spot in some cases. Some folks automatically set a - EV when they will be shooting white birds to better prevent blown highlights.
you got that right...
i automatically back down a notch or two when shooting birds, white herons in particular...
shooting in raw, i know that i can correct for shadows and black points...
tim
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Getting better but still blown out. Keep it up, you'll get it where it needs to be. Even with spot metering I find I have to be careful where I put the spot in some cases. Some folks automatically set a - EV when they will be shooting white birds to better prevent blown highlights.
Correct on all points. On a day as bright as the day you were out, shooting on a one point focus, spot meter, "A" (or Av, depending on your system) and EV = -0.7 is a place to start. I have been known to to to EV = -1.5 on extremely bright days (or conditions.) Bringing the exposure up in LR or Pshop or what ever you do is no big deal. Oh, and you really should be shooting in the relevant version of *.RAW.
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i see that you may have found out how hard it is to shoot white egrets...
tim
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Have you tried spot metering with the smallest spot possible? That seems to work pretty well for me but it's still not a sure thing.
Here is one that I think turned out a bit better
you got that right...
i automatically back down a notch or two when shooting birds, white herons in particular...
shooting in raw, i know that i can correct for shadows and black points...
tim
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if you can't catch a fish...catch a buzz....
#12976, joined 8-17-2002
Correct on all points. On a day as bright as the day you were out, shooting on a one point focus, spot meter, "A" (or Av, depending on your system) and EV = -0.7 is a place to start. I have been known to to to EV = -1.5 on extremely bright days (or conditions.) Bringing the exposure up in LR or Pshop or what ever you do is no big deal. Oh, and you really should be shooting in the relevant version of *.RAW.