AlphaWorld
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Using the 300 GM + 2x on the A9 III on a windy day with an overcast sky - plenty of birds out. I got some long bursts of black kites in flight, but the overcast sky turned the birds nearly black. Here's an example where I pushed the exposure a stop, and raised the shadows over half a stop to bring detail into the bird's feathers.
This is a 2000 x 1800 crop from the 6000 x 4000 frame.
The image was shot at base ISO, lens wide open (effective aperture f/5.6 because of the 2x), 1/2500.
I don't mind the result, but when it's overcast like this, should I use something like +1 Ec to get more detail on the bird? It's not like I'm worried about blowing out the sky!
Or is there something else I should be doing?
This is a 2000 x 1800 crop from the 6000 x 4000 frame.
The image was shot at base ISO, lens wide open (effective aperture f/5.6 because of the 2x), 1/2500.
I don't mind the result, but when it's overcast like this, should I use something like +1 Ec to get more detail on the bird? It's not like I'm worried about blowing out the sky!
Or is there something else I should be doing?