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Post by gabriel buluran on Jan 23, 2009 9:43:25 GMT
thank you sir. i use a canon d80. i believe the camera is set on spot metering. however, i am mostly on Aperture priority. Will try manual next time.
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Post by gabriel buluran on Jan 23, 2009 4:57:08 GMT
I tried taking pictures of birds at Hardin this morning. There were a lot of chances to shoot as pairs of moorhens, waterhens, and three other birds were presenting themselves close to where i was positioned.
My problem was reading the foreground and the background... The water was dark, overexposing the subject. The plants at the background on the other hand are rather bright, underexposing the subject.
Any tips on what settings I should be using. I tried several EV+/- values but did not get any usable pictures. Sigh... will try to shoot again tomorrow. Hopefully, I will pick a thing or two up from you guys.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by gabriel buluran on Oct 29, 2008 9:35:41 GMT
Hi! Am not an expert as I am only starting the hobby. However, with my AF 70-300, I still couldn't get a decent picture of birds found in UP. Maybe a 400 or a 500 should be the minimum.
Or, as I found out last Saturday, you'd have to be right in the middle of the field to get close enough. Hiding in the tall grass however presents some focusing and tripod set up challenges.
At the end, I just basked in the joy of seeing the birds so close and passing me by, even if I didn't get pictures of them.
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Post by gabriel buluran on Oct 29, 2008 2:36:05 GMT
Am thinking of going tomorrow morning. 6am at Hardin. I hope to see some of you there.
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Post by gabriel buluran on Oct 24, 2008 1:01:22 GMT
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. And thanks for the warning!!!
Can't wait for the weekend... and can't wait to start taking pictures at closer ranges.
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Post by gabriel buluran on Oct 23, 2008 3:41:52 GMT
hi! i'm gabs buluran, 40 y.0., married and have two kids. i am into mountain bikes, photography and scooters.
i had a chance to go birdwatching with prof gerry and i think i'm going to like it.
looking forward to the next one and looking forward to meeting some/all of you.
cheers,
gabs
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Post by gabriel buluran on Oct 23, 2008 3:15:06 GMT
hi! gabs here. i went birdwatching for the first time with prof gerry last saturday at UP.
is anybody going this saturday. i'm thinking of going again.
regards,
gabs
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Post by gabriel buluran on Oct 23, 2008 3:11:04 GMT
Hi! Gabs here. Am new in the forum. Would overriding the EV positively give better exposure of the moorhen?
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