Great Kiskadee

Posted by Alan Murphy on Sun Dec 28, 2003 5:28 pm

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Great Kiskadee South Texas
D1X, 600/4.

I shot this yesterday and got a lesson on digital handeling white exposure. I was shooting an Eastern Pheobe and had my exposure dialed in for a darker bird. The Kiskadee flew in near my setup stump and landed on this branch. I only had time to swing the camera around and grab two shots before he took off, not giving me time to dial back.

Removed one twig that went across his shoulder.

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by AlexC on Sun Dec 28, 2003 6:48 pm

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I have never seen such a smooth transition from film to pixels!!
A credit to you for sure!!!
Even the grab shots are excellent!!

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by Anthony Medici on Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:18 pm

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AlexC wrote:I have never seen such a smooth transition from film to pixels!!

It's the camera. Everyone knows the D1X takes great pictures.

That's why the other guys use Canon equipment. They want to work harder to get theirs.

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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:31 pm

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Beautiful!

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by Jim Neely on Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:09 pm

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As usual, Alan, it's a great bird and a very well done image. Looks like you figured out the techniques to tame hot whites pretty well.

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by BrianS on Sun Dec 28, 2003 9:15 pm

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You certainly made the most of the two frames. Awesome.

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by Bill Whala on Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:50 pm

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Great shot as usual. Welcome back.

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by Greg Downing on Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:42 pm

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Alan, I am prepared to give you full credit for your hard work and getting the hang of digital so fast. Tony is all wet.

You deserve all the credit!

I love this shot and understand the lesson. Another lesson is that, with digital, you can shoot most birds at the same exposure in the same light, as long as you expose for the whites right at the threshold (as bright as possible without blowing them). Everything else can be brought up later if you have a darker bird. At least this is true for good lighting situations, but less so for bright mid-day sun.

This is a great shot and I hope I can get something in April half this good.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:57 am

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Alan,

Nice shot. The pose, the perch, and the background are all wonderful.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:58 am

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Sweet shot of something I don't think I've seen before Alan. Nice pose and detail especially for a grab shot..

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by Rob Palmer on Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:26 am

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Very well done. A good capture of a bird I have'nt had the pleasure of seeing.

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by Jill on Mon Dec 29, 2003 4:30 pm

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Great image of this Great Kiskdee, Alan !! Wonderful pose, and the wispy perch is delightful !!!

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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Dec 30, 2003 7:21 am

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Lovely shot Alan. I love the little tilt of the head and the view of the whiskers.

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by LHays on Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:12 am

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Alan
Yep....I'd say you figured the lesson out just fine!!! A beautiful bird with a killer BG. Oh...ignore Tony....he'd get it right because he'd have 500 shots in under 2 minutes!!!

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