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Post by luisitoco on Mar 18, 2012 0:09:30 GMT
Hi. I just want to share a delightful experience on using zoom when placed on this particular situation. I found out that on the 1st photo the bird looks like on its unnatural habitat because of the concrete posts and tubings. Black-headed Gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus ) Nikon D300s, Sigma 150-500 @ 500mm, ISO 200, F8, 1/640 sec  So I zoomed out the lens to provide a pleasing scene of birds on its natural habitat. Thanks for looking. May we all have an enjoyable Summer Birding Trips BIRDNUTS! Black-headed Gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus ) Nikon D300s, Sigma 150-500 @150mm, ISO 200, F8, 1/800 sec  Black-headed Gull BIF Nikon D300s, Sigma 150-500mm @ 225mm, ISO 200, F8, 1/1000sec  |
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Post by tina mallari on Mar 18, 2012 12:48:51 GMT
What a big difference between the cropped photo and the one where one can see the complete scenery. The one where you can see the complete scenery is definitely more pleasing to the eyes  I really like how you were able to control the whites. Most of the time we get blown out or overexposed whites but yours was perfect. |
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Post by luisitoco on Mar 18, 2012 22:34:09 GMT
Hello Ma'am Tina. Thank you for the comment. I'm happy you agreed with me that my second photo offers a pleasing scene to the viewers. A lot of times this was also shown from among the photos posted by the different authors of this forum. As a student of this hobby, I learned from those shared photos that environmental shots can also show and tell a lot about the subject of interest.
As to the handling of the whites, I underexposed to -1ev because I didn't want to blow out the whites then I adjusted the photo exposure using APERTURE.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 19, 2012 2:25:24 GMT
I agree with you Luisito. Now we can all see that there are more birds in the habitat.
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Post by luisitoco on Mar 19, 2012 10:03:16 GMT
@ Ely: It is always a joyful feeling to capture a scene of birds in their healthy habitat even if these places are a rarity when you are living in a growing city. I hope these kind of photos will inspire some of our city builders to provide such a place ( manmade or natural) to be shared with our feathered friends. Cheers!
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Mar 20, 2012 11:24:26 GMT
Great shots! Are those in the Philippines?
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Post by luisitoco on Mar 20, 2012 13:55:16 GMT
Thanks for your comments Sir Toto. Yes, these photos were taken at the SRP in Cebu.
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Mar 21, 2012 4:16:25 GMT
Good to see comparative closeup and wider perspective shots of the gulls Doc Lui. The second photo is my fav. These photos should give us good reason to revisit this place soon Thanks for sharing... |
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Post by luisitoco on Mar 21, 2012 14:39:10 GMT
Hi Sir Nilo. We will find time to visit this place soon.
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