Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

[Nathaniel]

Thought I'd keep up with my BIF "training" with these shots. Canon 100D +70-200mm+1.4TC

(i)
Spinnies & Conwy RSPB 22nd April 2015 021 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr

(ii)
Spinnies & Conwy RSPB 22nd April 2015 044 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr

[the black fox]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

nat you have NOT remembered the first rule of b.i.f ,ALWAYS apply positive exposure compensation ,this will provide a good exposure to the bird and do away with the dark shadows and visible noise

[Nathaniel]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Thanks Jeff. Yes, I must admit that I had forgotten the compensation factor due to lack of practice. However, I cannot see any noise as the ISO was set at 400!!

[tesarver]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Nat

Tom

[pelliott1954]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Second shot the best for me Nat

Regards Paul

[Nathaniel]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Thank you Tom and Paul.

[Nathaniel]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Another gull in flight.

Spinnies & Conwy RSPB 22nd April 2015 037 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr

[the black fox]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

nat i could be a gentleman and say the last ones nice etc ,but in truth its bloody awful ,its soft on the bird ,and the whole photo is full of noise it looks even worse on flickr .in this sort of light even 400 iso has problems .i'm not picking as you know me to well but trying to help you .i will see if i can do anything with it
here ya go nat .best i could do ,there is evidence of camera shake in it to when i looked closer .that new i.s lens will help you a lot
nats 2 by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr

[Nathaniel]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Thanks Jeff. Your adjustments looks nice. As you and other members know, I do not take adverse criticisms to heart,as I am still learning the art of BIF. I agree about the camera shake, as I was not ready for any picture when I saw this gull flying by and I took the shot. I did however compensate for the light so that there are no dark shadows under it's wings. My new lens with it's IS (55-250mm)will certainly not give me the reach of my present combo of 70-200+1.4TC on a crop (100D) giving me 480mm. I also don't know whether the "noise" you mention is not noise but how the area looked when I took the shot- it certainly wasn't a bright day and perhaps could have upped the ISO to 800.

Thanks again for your positive comments.

[the black fox]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Nat you can't have "reach" without weight ,and knowing your problems with that side of things it might be a case of adjusting your type of shooting to accommodate your equipment ,so instead of reaching out to the birds. Let the birds come to you .i.e with my recent linnet and skylark shots I just literally sat in the car for a few hours and waited for them ,there are reserved with hides that get the birds in close to ,thursaston on the Wirral has one that gets you really up close to the birds inside the visitor centre .i think you need a few top up field craft lessons let me know ,your buying the dinner

[Nathaniel]

Re: Gull in flight- Spinnies,Tal-y bont

Thanks Jeff. I realise that to get real good shots of birds, I need a longer lens and with it comes the "weight" problem- something with which I am always grappling with. What you say makes good sense of course. Recently on my trips to the Spinnies (Talybont) which you definitely know about, the birds were all there but so far away so much so they were little dots on my lens combo- 70-200mm +1.4TC attached to the 100D. I have also been to the Point of Ayr and it is the same problem- too far away. In fairness the Conwy RSPB is the nearest one to me where the birds are on the "close side"! Buying dinner is no problem at all.Let me know when you are free.