White Egret...
As you can see this bird is showing some interest.
In my personal theory the real attraction is when someone breaks out a camera...
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
BTW, can you believe I was just accused of being serious?
Someone doesn't know me very well.
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
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"Every artist, was once an amateur"
Other than this sign of mating availability I'm not sure there is a way to tell them apart. The males engage in a fancy dance to impress the female but once the music stops they seem identical.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
I think it got blown by not compensating for the sun hitting that area of the bird,one of the drawbacks of shooting in very bright light.MLKstudios wrote: My guess was it got blown in post. Ya think, maybe?
BTW, can you believe I was just accused of being serious?
Someone doesn't know me very well.
Yep,I can believe it but it`s nice to see you having fun....He-gret /She-gret..whats wrong with Egret?!!!!...
Doris shot is really not bad...
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
chasrich wrote: These birds are really white - like Robbie points out they do get blown out easily. On the fly they will go past a shadowed background which compounds the problem as the camera tries to compensate. I usually go with a spot exposure and can get the shot IF the spot is on the bird. I have hundreds of shots where the bird is overexposed or with no details other than stark white!
Doris shot is really not bad...
Well said Charles,that`s the beauty of Raw to bring back some over/under exposure.I don`t use 'spot' metering but matrix metering with ev compensation.I`m sure either way does the job.The problem is worse shooting say a pelican,dark bird with whites...tricky!!
Thanks very much for the encouragement! I use RAW now, just don't know what I am doing!robbie wrote:
chasrich wrote: These birds are really white - like Robbie points out they do get blown out easily. On the fly they will go past a shadowed background which compounds the problem as the camera tries to compensate. I usually go with a spot exposure and can get the shot IF the spot is on the bird. I have hundreds of shots where the bird is overexposed or with no details other than stark white!
Doris shot is really not bad...
Well said Charles,that`s the beauty of Raw to bring back some over/under exposure.I don`t use 'spot' metering but matrix metering with ev compensation.I`m sure either way does the job.The problem is worse shooting say a pelican,dark bird with whites...tricky!!
Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...
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