Forgottens

[Bobobird]

Some more forgottens from early Dec.

A friend had asked me to pick up a 2x TC but I was not going to pass up the chance to try it out on the 200-400.

All taken at 400mm x 2.

Comments/view appreciated as always.

Thanks.

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[Digital]

Very nice images.



Bruce

[FrankMi]

You seem to get the whites just right Bobo, whether they are against a light or a dark background. I really like the light coming through the wings on the last one!

[Bobobird]

Thanks Bruce. Glad you like them.

Thanks Frank. This river has a west to east orientation and I tend to go there more in the late afternoon. So basically one end is back lit and the other front lit. I will take 3 meter readings off the whites for the west, east and central area and just roll the shutter a bit faster or slower depending on which side the shot is being taken. The background and water is unimportant except for compositional purposes.

[tbob]

A friend had asked me to pick up a 2x TC but I was not going to pass up the chance to try it out on the 200-400.

Just making sure it worked flawlessly , you were doing your friend a favour. Seems to work fine. Of course there may be some skill involved on the part of the photographer. A great set

[Shadowman]

Very nice.

[Bobobird]

Thanks Trevor, John.

[Paniaa]

I like all the birds with feathers beautifully shown, The background in the last is a touch too bright for me though.

[Sergio M.]

All three quality images.

Sergio

[John 2]

Thanks Bruce. Glad you like them.

.............. The background and water is unimportant except for compositional purposes.

Not sure I agree. The texture of the BG and the lighting overall in no. 1 is just lovely. The BG in the third shot is a bit on the bright side but the colour in the birds wings as a result is perfect. Three nice shots Bobo.

[FrankMi]

Not sure I agree. The texture of the BG and the lighting overall in no. 1 is just lovely. The BG in the third shot is a bit on the bright side but the colour in the birds wings as a result is perfect. Three nice shots Bobo.

If I had the skill to get that last shot I would be tempted right after getting the shot to drop the exposure about 2 stops and grab an image of that exact same location without the bird. Then, in PP see if second shot would make for a better BG.

[Wavelength]

these images speak for themselves...they appreciate themselves....i add my humble appreciations too

[Bobobird]

Thanks Pania, Sergio, John, Frank (again), Nandakumar.

I should have clarified about the background in that it is obviously important but not for exposure purposes particular when the target is white and just a tinge of overexposure can blow the highlights beyond recovery.

Regard #3 and the bright background - there are merits either way imho. I left it almost as is because darkening might have led to the impression that it was overly cooked and not natural given the lightness of the bird. Perhaps a deeper orange to highlight the sunset colour but I would tend to leave it there. Not important in any case since all it will occupy is some hard disk space.

[bnnrcn]

What strikes me about the first two shots is the perfect white colour of the birds with a dark BG and I love the orange light in the wings of the third one.So the birds were goot at acting and the photographer was goot at shooting

[NorthernFocus]

Interesting set with the different lighting conditions but same basic subject in each. Love the dark BG on the second and the overall lighting on the third.

[deetheturk]

Lovely set of images Bobo!

[Bobobird]

Thanks Binnur, Dan, David.