[missbirdphotos] Re: Black necked stilt
- From: Robert Smith <rsmithent@xxxxxxx>
- To: Mississippi Bird Photos Freelists <missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 22:45:38 -0400
Yep, I really like both of those - especially the first! For me, the key to
photographing birds with a lot of black AND white is to catch them in "good"
light where there is less contrast between the whites & blacks. If the light
is too bright, then you'll lose detail in either the whites or the blacks
(usually). Sometimes you can process the same image for the blacks AND then
again for the whites & merge the two to retain more details in the blacks AND
whites (kind of a manual HDR). Gulls on the beach/parking lot (in air, on
water, on sand, and on asphalt) are good practice for me. Another toughie for
me are coots - getting detail in the feathers and on that ivory beak can be
real tough!
Robert Smith
336-339-3497
rsmithent@xxxxxxx
www.photobiologist.com
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From: dr_frank_hensley@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: Black necked stilt
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 21:32:54 -0500
To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nice work Larry! Thanks for sharing!
On Jul 6, 2012, at 9:22 PM, Larry Pace <larrypace64@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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IMG_2527 Stilts have been showing up all over Bolivar county in flooded rice
fields. This bird allowed me close enough to get a few fairly decent shots,
but only after buckets of sweat and a lot of wear and tear on the transmission
in my vehicle. A lot of backing up and pulling up to keep the light in front of
the bird.
If any of you could pass on some tips regarding exposure of black and white
subjects, I would appreciate the info.
LP
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