My First BiF

[Skyelines]

Went out to take landscapes but got lucky for my first BiF. Still a long way to go to get the quality but right chuffed to get this.



and this



and this

[Nathaniel]

Re: My First BiF

The birds are quite sharp but a bit too dark. You might try to lighten the images so that more of the feather details are shown.

[tesarver]

Re: My First BiF

Not bad for your 1st BIF . Agree with Nat about bumping up the exposure a bit.

Tom

[the black fox]

Re: My First BiF

As with the other two on , with canon cameras it's really quick and easy to get right in fact .when your shooting b.i.f a simple spin of your rear main control dial will increase your exp .compensation . It takes a second to do with nice blue skies like this I would aim for around a full stop of positive comp .it stops the sky blowing out the bird as the meter is reading the sky

[Stan]

Re: My First BiF

lucky to have golden eagles to practice on

Whenever you are shooting against the sky you are always going to need to dial in some positive exposure compensation because the camera meter will try and expose for a mid tone and the sky being very bright, even on a dull day, the camera will underexpose the scene so to compensate exposure compensation is needed. Looking at these images you are about 1 stop under exposed although at the time of shooting it may have been more as I am looking at the processed image. In post processing you can rescue these to a certain extent by lifting the shadows but you would have to be careful about introducing noise, so always best to try and get it about right n camera

[antoeknee]

Re: My First BiF

My starting point on blue sky days is to take a meter riding of a patch of grass. Usually a good start point then as others have said some positive comp for shots against the sky.

[Wrinklyrocker]

Re: My First BiF

If l have a clear blue sky, l use the sky to meter off, works for me.

[Skyelines]

Re: My First BiF

Thanks for your comments and advice, much appreciated.

[pelliott1954]

Re: My First BiF

Good first efforts and better than mine, have said it before on here, am full of admiration for the guys who get BIF as sharp as a tack, I struggle holding the camera still whilst it's pointing skywards.

Regards Paul

[haydnj]

Re: My First BiF

Know only too well how you feel with your first BIF, keep reading and trying, the guys here helped me loads.