Bald Eagle set

[jimmerjamma]

We hiked down to the Beach from where we are staying and was blessed by this Bald Eagle taking a break on this rock. We were able to get within a good safe range from it to watch and photograph. About 15 minutes later it took off to go back to the nest!

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[baturn]

Very nice! Especially the last one.

 

[WesternGuy]

These are very nice, but as you can see, shooting dark birds against a light background can present problems in getting details in the feathers of the bird, particularly on the underside of the wings. I find that I often have to open up 1/2 to 1 stop (sometimes more) depending on the background. You can do this with exposure compensation, assuming you have it on your Nikon. I also check my histogram after each shot, time permitting, as this often gives me some clues as to what the exposure compensation should be.

Of course, if you are shooting manually, you can always use the "Sunny 16" rule and adjust your exposure accordingly.

WesternGuy

 

[Hunter58]

Very nice set.

 

[Jasii]

Nice set! like the last 3 of the bird in flight especially.

Jasii

 

[Woodsman]

Lovely set.

 

[LarryLomona]

All Excellent

 

[C. Brian Kerr]

nice set. the last one and the "takeoff" one are my pick

 

[FITBMX]

Lucky you! Great set!

 

[jimmerjamma]

Thank you everyone!

 

[jimmerjamma]

These are very nice, but as you can see, shooting dark birds against a light background can present problems in getting details in the feathers of the bird, particularly on the underside of the wings. I find that I often have to open up 1/2 to 1 stop (sometimes more) depending on the background. You can do this with exposure compensation, assuming you have it on your Nikon. I also check my histogram after each shot, time permitting, as this often gives me some clues as to what the exposure compensation should be.

Of course, if you are shooting manually, you can always use the "Sunny 16" rule and adjust your exposure accordingly.

WesternGuy

Thank you for the advice! I've never dealt with exposure compensation so I had to read up on it. I went through my histogram and saw room for improvement. Thanks westernguy!

 

[DarkShadow]

These are nice shots. you can easily bump up the shadow detail with out adverse effects or leave them.Either way nice work.

 

[WesternGuy]

These are very nice, but as you can see, shooting dark birds against a light background can present problems in getting details in the feathers of the bird, particularly on the underside of the wings. I find that I often have to open up 1/2 to 1 stop (sometimes more) depending on the background. You can do this with exposure compensation, assuming you have it on your Nikon. I also check my histogram after each shot, time permitting, as this often gives me some clues as to what the exposure compensation should be.

Of course, if you are shooting manually, you can always use the "Sunny 16" rule and adjust your exposure accordingly.

WesternGuy

Thank you for the advice! I've never dealt with exposure compensation so I had to read up on it. I went through my histogram and saw room for improvement. Thanks westernguy!

No problem, this is probably the best lesson I learned from a field workshop with Art Morris a couple of years ago - the fun begins when you start shooting white birds against a white background - snowy owls in winter.

WesternGuy

 

[Braineack]

oh perfect!!!!!