Post your birds (2)
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Don Kondra
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Are these large crops ?
Cheers, Don
A fair amount. I didn't want to risk spooking him trying to move closer, so these were shot about 10' away. Here is the original, just sized for posting
Don Kondra
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I was wondering why the image quality was what it was, considering the gear involved.
The image does appear to be overexposed and focus is off.
No disrespect intended.
Cheers, Don
The image does appear to be overexposed and focus is off.
No disrespect intended.
Cheers, Don
None taken. The light was not ideal and I find the d500 tends to overexpose with auto iso. As for focus, he was in constant movement in every shot -- I probably should have pushed the speed more.
Don Kondra
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A couple from last weekend:-
Grey Wagtail
Grey Wagtail by Steve Hillyer, on Flickr
Grey Wagtail by Steve Hillyer, on Flickr
And a male Teal
Teal (Male) by Steve Hillyer, on Flickr
Grey Wagtail
Grey Wagtail by Steve Hillyer, on Flickr
Grey Wagtail by Steve Hillyer, on FlickrAnd a male Teal
Teal (Male) by Steve Hillyer, on Flickr
Always use AF-C; M, spot metering, spot focus, iso auto 3200. I do use EC when the sun is bright (and could have used it here), but seldom have much time to fiddle.
My processing is usually very simple (being a lazy sort with a very old computer). I use Faststone and generally just crop, fiddle the shadows/highlights/contrast if needed, and resize for posting.
Bikerbrent_RIP
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RIP :(
Here is a night shot of our local Resident Heron. He is always in this creek within a 2 block range. This is a 2 second exposure
Don Kondra
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Another male hairy woodpecker portrait...
Cheers, Don
Cheers, Don
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Don Kondra
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