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Khaos
Mar-26-2005, 03:53 PM
Ducks.






http://khaos.smugmug.com/photos/18279312-L.jpg



http://khaos.smugmug.com/photos/18279313-L.jpg



http://khaos.smugmug.com/photos/18279308-L.jpg
windoze
Mar-26-2005, 03:56 PM
i like the BIF one very much!



troy


Ducks.














http://khaos.smugmug.com/photos/18279308-L.jpg
DoctorIt
Mar-26-2005, 03:58 PM
besides the BIF, they're a little over exposed... did you shoot in raw? seems fixable. Ducks are such a crapshoot eh? i go to the duckpond on campus quite a bit, some good, some bad.
jwear
Mar-26-2005, 04:00 PM
technically speeking that's a BBIF :): nice shots :thumb
bfjr
Mar-26-2005, 05:45 PM
BIF flys (same as rocks but just wanted the pun :thumb )
Khaos
Mar-26-2005, 05:53 PM
technically speeking that's a BBIF :): nice shots :thumb
Me confused. What does the extra B stand for? Blurry? It isn't that bad is it?
bfjr
Mar-26-2005, 06:02 PM
Me confused. What does the extra B stand for? Blurry? It isn't that bad is it?

Oh he means Bird Butt In Flight :rofl
Khaos
Mar-28-2005, 12:51 PM
besides the BIF, they're a little over exposed... did you shoot in raw? seems fixable. Ducks are such a crapshoot eh? i go to the duckpond on campus quite a bit, some good, some bad.
I removed the first one, which wasn't over exposed but me going overboard with the white in selective color and unsharp mask.

I'm not seeing the overexposure in the other two, could you elaborate more?
Steve Cavigliano
Mar-28-2005, 01:09 PM
Nice series of duck shots :thumb :thumb Like Troy, I really like the BIF (or BBIF) shot. Love those purple wing feathers :clap


As far as exposure, run your eye dropper over the tail feathers. Or, view the histogram. I think you will find +255 readings and a spike at the right limit on the histogram. This means that you have blown out the exposure in this area and possibly lost any detail that might have been present :dunno

Not to worry, as Doc pointed out, ducks (or any birds that are dark and have white areas) can be tough to properly expose. The light has to be just right, or you can use a fill flash, or shoot RAW and then adjust in post processing.

Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Khaos
Mar-28-2005, 01:45 PM
Nice series of duck shots :thumb :thumb Like Troy, I really like the BIF (or BBIF) shot. Love those purple wing feathers :clap


As far as exposure, run your eye dropper over the tail feathers. Or, view the histogram. I think you will find +255 readings and a spike at the right limit on the histogram. This means that you have blown out the exposure in this area and possibly lost any detail that might have been present :dunno

Not to worry, as Doc pointed out, ducks (or any birds that are dark and have white areas) can be tough to properly expose. The light has to be just right, or you can use a fill flash, or shoot RAW and then adjust in post processing.

Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Ah, looking at the tail feathers I see what you mean. Thanks. As usual this site is great for learning.