I lay claim me sprinkler Series

Jeff · 15th January 2005

First decent pacific swallows for the record. Their abundance really tempted me to set up a perch on this location

. The only problem is that the perch has to be real tall

. Just a thought.

Did quite get the action right. Maybe will try again next time.

An observation to share: I find the plumages of these swallows easier to meter and works better with slight under-exposure. The white region still holds w/o clipping at -1 eV compensation while the details in darker feathers are conserved. Hitting the "just right " exposure gives the subject a gleaming feeling. Works when the light is coming from in-front of the subject. Fill-flash just cannot generate that kind of gleam that I want.

I hope more birders will come forth to share with us their birding experience and perhaps give a brief discussion on the exposure techniques they used.

averyaba · 15th January 2005

Wow I like the 1st pics. Its like ready for action.

15th January 2005	#1
Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,513	I lay claim me sprinkler Series First decent pacific swallows for the record. Their abundance really tempted me to set up a perch on this location . The only problem is that the perch has to be real tall . Just a thought. Did quite get the action right. Maybe will try again next time. An observation to share: I find the plumages of these swallows easier to meter and works better with slight under-exposure. The white region still holds w/o clipping at -1 eV compensation while the details in darker feathers are conserved. Hitting the "just right " exposure gives the subject a gleaming feeling. Works when the light is coming from in-front of the subject. Fill-flash just cannot generate that kind of gleam that I want. I hope more birders will come forth to share with us their birding experience and perhaps give a brief discussion on the exposure techniques they used. Last edited by Jeff; 16th January 2005 at 09:47 AM.

15th January 2005	#2
averyaba Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Marine Parade Posts: 169	Wow I like the 1st pics. Its like ready for action.