Archive 2016 · Great Egret

Warkari
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Great Egret

Getting this egret was a bit of a problem for me. I was photographing some dark ducks in the wetlands so I had set +1 exposure compensation. And suddenly I noticed this egret in flight. I completely forgot about the exposure compensation and took a bunch of shots. While processing, I was horrified to see the whites all blown out but luckily for me, I was able to pull back the highlights in post on some of them. This was one which had the most pleasing wing position.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1545/25304565622_2893ac9294_b_d.jpg
D750 with Tamron 150-600, 600mm 1/640 f8 ISO 800

Mar 02, 2016 at 09:23 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Great Egret

That's an issue all of us have faced at one time... I usually leave exposure compensation set at -0.3 and adjust quickly with shutter speed until I can reset exposure comp. Nice job on recovering some detail in this shot, I like the wing position and the BG is nice.

Kirk

Mar 02, 2016 at 10:57 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Great Egret

Nice ~ Ron

Mar 02, 2016 at 11:15 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Great Egret

This is why I like to use manual exposure and it's very quick to change the shutter speed or aperture. I tend to set the aperture and adjust the shutter speed 2 clicks (2/3 stop) to compensate when I see a white bird.

Morris

Mar 02, 2016 at 11:16 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Great Egret

Morris,

I use manual exposure too but I also had auto-iso on. So although I upped my shutter speed, the ISO climbed too.

Kirk: like your idea of keeping some negative comp dialed in. Lifting shadows in post on the D750 is virtually noiseless, so I should try that strategy.

Mar 03, 2016 at 08:01 AM


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