Birds Image Thread for non-BIF

[Clix Pix]

Trumpeter Swan

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He or she is lovely....but, at least on my monitor this image looks overexposed. Shooting white birds is definitely challenging, no question about that! What I've learned from experienced bird photographers over the years is that what is important is nailing the feather detail. Did you shoot this in RAW? If you have time to do so, are you willing and able to spend some time tinkering around a bit with the exposure and maybe as a result being able to bring out the subtle feather detail? Or if not, maybe next time you run across one of these guys try shooting him or her with a different exposure even if it feels too underexposed, just to see what happens in the resulting image.....

 

[Slug]

Spotted Pardalote.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Kevriano]

Thank you, I will keep it in mind for next time. My chances of seeing him and his family again are pretty slim.

Just to add to Clix excellent advice, when you photograph a white subject like this, it's worth either using spot metering or highlight metering to keep things in check a bit more. You can also use exposure compensation in the minus to drop the exposure.

 

[Clix Pix]

Captured this afternoon: a female belted kingfisher standing on one of the white plastic caps covering the tops of the posts on our pier:

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[spudhead]

simple blackbird I have not seen many this year

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Roland]

The kingfisher looks more like he is holding onto a outside car mirror at full speed.

 

[Hoodless Crusader]

Gorgeous Magpie having lunch.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Hoodless Crusader]

The kingfisher looks more like he is holding onto a outside car mirror at full speed.

This is actually true...

 

[iamdlewis]

Bald Eagle in final molting days

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[-ST-]

Try not to yawn.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

Check out Why is Yawning Contagious.

 

[Kevriano]

Sanderling on the hunt for morsels on our local beach.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

 

[-ST-]

Great Blue Heron
Fishing from two points of view. This is the same bird.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 640

 

[spudhead]

ST making some nice images recently good job

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Wonderful!

 

[spudhead]

Male tufted duck shot on a dull day

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[spudhead]

Male kestrel

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[Clix Pix]

It was a windy, chilly day and this male Hooded Merganser had his hood fully raised, but the wind kept playing with it....

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Hooded Merganser had his hood fully raised, but the wind kept playing with it....

Just another bad feathers day

 

[evacguy]

Angry Goose

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Angry Goose

Wonderful!

And scary?