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Expose on the whites in RAW and bring up the shadows. It depends on the sensor how well this works.
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I, like you, am instantly drawn to the smile of these little ducks. In going over my 2013 shots, I have one family I can post here since the topic has come up. They typically have large families and so it's sometimes hard to get them all in the photo. Mama is always so proud.
Jack
Amazing shot. I'd love to see something like this. Too much awesome for one photo...
Speak slower. I am not understanding the words coming out of your mouth.
Are you saying underexpose based on the white highlights and then correct the exposure in post?
Yes. Underexpose and then raise the shadows. It will be better with your 5DIV or EOS-R than the 7DII as they have improved sensors. Avoid clipping the highlights in the original exposure.Speak slower. I am not understanding the words coming out of your mouth.
Are you saying underexpose based on the white highlights and then correct the exposure in post?
Hi Bert.
My understanding is to get the whites to the point just below blowing out or clipping on the raw, which is quite a lot “brighter“ (expose to the right) than the jpeg and then raise (lighten) the shadows in post processing.
There is much more latitude to a raw, you can recover more detail from the highlights and the shadows than you can from a jpeg.
Try for yourself, find a white item, stick it in front of a darker background and keep lightening the shot until the white is blown then play with the raw!
Cheers, Graham.
My understanding is to get the whites to the point just below blowing out or clipping on the raw, which is quite a lot “brighter“ (expose to the right) than the jpeg and then raise (lighten) the shadows in post processing.
There is much more latitude to a raw, you can recover more detail from the highlights and the shadows than you can from a jpeg.
Try for yourself, find a white item, stick it in front of a darker background and keep lightening the shot until the white is blown then play with the raw!
Cheers, Graham.
Speak slower. I am not understanding the words coming out of your mouth.
Are you saying underexpose based on the white highlights and then correct the exposure in post?
Bufflehead ducks are also my favorites but challenging. Light direction and intensity are to be perfect to get the head color right.
The first one was taken on a cloudy day and in the second one sun was behind me.
Both with EOS-R.
The first one was taken on a cloudy day and in the second one sun was behind me.
Both with EOS-R.
They are very common in my back yard, so to speak. I'll modify that; they used to be before the country trapped out the beavers and blew up the dams.
Jack
Red-Bellied Woodpecker....
Shot with the 90D using the 100-400ii Lens.
Shot with the 90D using the 100-400ii Lens.
That's exactly the technique I try to use but very often I just fumble finger it and try to patch things back together later in post lol..
We see the Buffles in the spring and then again in the late fall so the opportunities to experiment with these specifically are pretty limited - not to mention that they are rarely close enough for my gear to give me an honest attempt at a decent shot. I need that 600mm + 1.4X that the guy using the new 1DX was using the other day.
It was a Youtube video showing Adam Jones doing a little birding with the 1DX and his short lens was the 200-400 F4 and when things got tough he threw on the 600mm. Rough life.
Thanks very much for the advice! It will be in my head next time I have a go at these little buggers.
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Excellent shots. Grinning smug little buggers. I can hear the bottom one saying "yeah Bob, just out of reach for that paltry set up... You can see me, but you know you can't crop me."
They are very common in my back yard, so to speak. I'll modify that; they used to be before the country trapped out the beavers and blew up the dams.
Jack
That's a shame. We get a bit of that around here too - the destruction of habitat. We're just down the street from you over here in western Washington.
I'll trade you locations ... at least temporarily. On second thought, considering the politics, maybe not.
From the good old days of 2013: King Tut and his wife. And the caretaker.
Jack
Beutifull shots Vern too! I'm missing the snow (we have here the Cardinal)
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