Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bruce, thanks for looking, Aluminium foil is what we use to scare them OUT of the cherry tree. At dawn the sun is behind the house, and at dusk I might just be able to get these shots as a silhouette against the setting sun :-) The backlight proble here was compensated by opening up 2.5 stops and it needed another 1.5 stops correction in RAW conversion. Now I do have a couple of Metz Hammerheads lying around ............ ;-) Douglas Nil desperandum bruce wrote: > Douglas, > > They are really beginning to look good ............... > > I see one problem though ............ the eyes remain dark. Could you > hang their favorite spot with aluminum foil .............. or use a > mirror to reflect light ............ or ................? Perhaps > shooting at dawn and dusk, when the light is lower ............, > opening up 1/2 a stop. > > The 400/4 seems to be the right combination. > > Keep at it though. > > B. > > On 18-apr-2006, at 12:58, Douglas Sharp wrote: > >> I think I may gradually be getting the hang of this bird photography >> :-) >> >> This little bird has been singing its head off in the cherry tree >> all morning. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3758_edited_1 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3753_edited_1 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3749_edited_1 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3747_edited_1 >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> Technical stuff: Canon 20D, Leica Telyt-R 250/4 (heavy version), IE >> 400, taken from the comfort of our front room >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >