Gallery: AvianPosted July 9, 2013127 views8 comments
Taken from our living room window last spring.
1/250s, f/6.3, ISO 640 -0.33 EV.
70-200 mm on D300 (247mm)
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 9, 2013 at 7:20 PM
I like the connection the sharpie makes with the viewer, and the clear view of the prey..
Very good details and the centered comp works well Claude.
Nice catch!
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 9, 2013 at 9:41 PM
Very nice find. Did you shoot through the window? Looks like you didn't have a lot of light to work with. Had to be tough to get a good exposure on this. Was this underexposed in the camera and then exposure brought up in processing? Asking because I am seeing some noise in the larger version.
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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on July 10, 2013 at 7:43 PM
wow, what a scene! Amazing moment.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 10, 2013 at 10:48 PM
Nice catch, Claude. A good clean look at the Sharpie.
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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on July 11, 2013 at 6:17 AM
Was shot through the window which affects the contrast. EV compensation was in the camera, the BG which is not so pretty has a tendency to take over when exposed brighter. Not the greatest picture but I thought it would be interesting to share the situation.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 11, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Good catch. That's remarkably close.
I shot through the glass here in AZ whenever something interesting happens off the patio or out a nearby window. As you observed this takes a big hit on the contrast of the image - you can see it in the histogram of the raw file with the curve starting to rise well beyond the normal black point. I find I need to reposition the end of the curve to compensate - this will bring back some darker tones and help overall. I have the same problem with a very bright background resulting from the gravel that replaces greenery in central AZ yards. I usually try to deal with it by keeping it to a minimum in the final image by cropping. I use spot metering position on the subject to get a better exposure and eliminate the ned to dial in compensation. I have the function button my my D300 bodies set up to switch immediately to spot metering as long as I keep it depressed and this has helped a lot.
I'm seeing some blue color cast in this image - I'd warm it up a bit to make the colors of the sharpie more natural. That might also help with the junco (although I find it hard to see a color cast in such a dark subject).
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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on July 13, 2013 at 6:57 AM
Thanks for the tips Richard, will apply recommendations on next occasion.
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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on July 13, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Corrected for blue cast and a bit of contrast added. Thanks for comments.
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8 commentsVery good details and the centered comp works well Claude.
Nice catch!
I shot through the glass here in AZ whenever something interesting happens off the patio or out a nearby window. As you observed this takes a big hit on the contrast of the image - you can see it in the histogram of the raw file with the curve starting to rise well beyond the normal black point. I find I need to reposition the end of the curve to compensate - this will bring back some darker tones and help overall. I have the same problem with a very bright background resulting from the gravel that replaces greenery in central AZ yards. I usually try to deal with it by keeping it to a minimum in the final image by cropping. I use spot metering position on the subject to get a better exposure and eliminate the ned to dial in compensation. I have the function button my my D300 bodies set up to switch immediately to spot metering as long as I keep it depressed and this has helped a lot.
I'm seeing some blue color cast in this image - I'd warm it up a bit to make the colors of the sharpie more natural. That might also help with the junco (although I find it hard to see a color cast in such a dark subject).