Backyard Birds

[Ironwood]

Been a while since I looked in here. Here are a few birds I snapped the other day in my backyard.

Female Figbird.



Male Forest Kingfisher.



Female Yellow Bellied Sunbird.

[P Plates]

#1 is nicely framed, pity there wasn't the lovely light on her like on the kingfisher. Love #2 the kingfisher really pops and all the rules say you should give room for the subject to look into but I think your composition works with more room on the shadowed end to really highlight the bird. #3 and #4 is a bird I've never seen before and the bright yellow looks great with those pink flowers with yellow centres.

[Ironwood]

Thanks for the critiques P Plates.

I took about 30 shots of the Kingfisher, so I ended up with the bird in various positions in the frame over the course of them.
Normally I would choose one with the bird looking into the frame, but for some reason I liked this shot most out of the good ones I had.
The first 15 or so shots had the white feathers totally blown out. Once I realised this was happening I reduced the exposure by one stop to start, then 1 2/3's. I think this was one of the last photos. Perhaps I should have tried 2 stops as well, as the detail in the white is still lost.

[Alan]

Great colours in the Sunbird photos.

Yes, whites still look a bit blown on the kingfisher.

If you have the facility on your camera, turn on the 'blinkies/highlights' on the LCD preview so you can see the blown bits flashing.

[Ironwood]

If you have the facility on your camera, turn on the 'blinkies/highlights' on the LCD preview so you can see the blown bits flashing.

I don't think my Nikon D7100 has that feature. I just need to be more mindful of what I am doing.

[Alan]

Hi

Your D7100 does have that feature. "In Highlights display mode on your Nikon D7100, areas that the camera thinks may be overexposed blink in the camera monitor. One of the most difficult photo problems to correct in a photo-editing program is known as blown highlights in some circles and clipped highlights in others.
Both terms mean that the brightest areas of the image are so overexposed that areas that should include a variety of light shades are instead totally white."

Have a look at

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conten...kon-d7100.html

and http://masteryournikon.com/2014/09/1...splay-options/

and scroll down to 'Highlights'

Good luck

[Marios]

Female Yellow Bellied Sunbird.

5 stars colors amazing...

[Ironwood]

Thanks Marios.

[loose cannon]

Some beautiful images here, the sunbird images are outrageous.

[Ironwood]

Thanks LC.

[Ironwood]

Hi

Your D7100 does have that feature. "In Highlights display mode on your Nikon D7100, areas that the camera thinks may be overexposed blink in the camera monitor. One of the most difficult photo problems to correct in a photo-editing program is known as blown highlights in some circles and clipped highlights in others.
Both terms mean that the brightest areas of the image are so overexposed that areas that should include a variety of light shades are instead totally white."

Have a look at

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conten...kon-d7100.html

and http://masteryournikon.com/2014/09/1...splay-options/

and scroll down to 'Highlights'

Good luck

Thanks for that I had no idea I could do that on my camera.
Will definitely have a play around with that feature and see what it can do for me.