Bird Feeding at Singapore's Lorong Halus Wetlands

[leslie1283]

My 1st shooting of bird feeding using Tamron 150mm~600mm. C & C are welcome.

#1




#2, Unable to freeze the wings




#3

[chauncey]

What are your setting on those shots...maybe insufficient shutter speed. Also, http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...mp=0&APIComp=0
seems to suggest that at 600mm, an f/8 is best for image quality.

[leslie1283]

What are your setting on those shots...maybe insufficient shutter speed. Also, http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...mp=0&APIComp=0
seems to suggest that at 600mm, an f/8 is best for image quality.

Chauncey

My setting is f/8, 1/640s, ISO800

[Shadowman]

#2 works for me in terms of the effect created, the others look overexposed but shouldn't be with the settings you used.

[bnnrcn]

I like #3

[Geoff F]

Some over exposed spots are virtually impossible to avoid when you have subjects, like that bird, which has very dark and light reflective surfaces.

The only option is a little bit of exposure compensation when shooting, assuming that spot metering of the bright areas isn't practical. Trouble is, that can then cause the shadows to be overly dark, although they are easier to recover than blown highlights.

Sometimes, I can get away with a little bit of improvement on over exposed spots by reducing the highlights with a Curves Adjustment Layer and the Blend Mode set to Luminosity; then a mask to selectively apply the effect.

All in all though, an excellent test for the lens.

[leslie1283]

John,
Thx for viewing & commenting.

[leslie1283]

Thanks Binnur

[leslie1283]

Geoff F
Thanks again

[Nicks Pics]

Those were some good captures. Yes, a bit of too slow shutter speed, but they are attractive anyway. Perhaps the blurr could be seen as artistic in some way, actually.

[leslie1283]

Nick,

Thanks for viewing & commenting.

[IzzieK]

I like #3 best...#1 seems to need a little of toning down which you got right in #2 and so much better colour of #3 which looks more natural. Awwww.....#2 looks good too despite the lack of faster shutter speed but since this is your second (or is it the first) of this shooting this kind of bird and nest, you'll do better next time. I am sure you can...How about shooting at least 1/1000 instead if you really want to freeze the flight? Or a little bit lesser -- around 1/500 -- if you want a little bit of blur on the wing? How fast are these kind of birds depends on the effect you wanted to show on the blur of the wings. Just a thought...

[leslie1283]

Izzie,

Thanks for viewing & commenting. Since I have tried 1/640 & 1/2500, I will try 1/1000 or slightly higher.