Two "black" birds

[fernface]

I freely admit i have terrible trouble with shooting black birds (and black dogs)!!, so quite happy to be shot down

Thanks for looking-Brian

 

[Haider]

the second bird has very nice voice and sing. it usuallay sings at dawn and before sunset

 

[Briony]

the second bird has very nice voice and sing. it usuallay sings at dawn and before sunset

Next time I have the gun, then I will shoot you down

Oh well, you wanted something else to practice on once you get the buzzard :shrug:

 

[fernface]

Next time I have the gun, then I will shoot you down

Dont say that, i get nervous enough as it is

 

[chrisbaker42]

You've caught them well, as you say black animals are far from easy.

 

[Sadlybrokeboy]

You've caught them well - but I can't help but notice a slight halo around the blackbird....

Always find getting the detail out of black-birds hard - what settings did you use?

Cheers,

Matt

 

[Glidergoth]

I'm having similar issues shooting black squirrels against bright grass so pinging this thread for hints from you experts. Thanks. I've been finding that using the tone curve sliders in LR3 gives better range of blacks than hitting the fill light (makes the blacks look washed out some). Gives a better balanced image as a whole than painting in dark areas with higher brightness / exposure.

 

[Thrush]

Hi Sarah.

Try over exposing the shot by a couple of 3rds like you would for BIF.
the bird will have more detail instead of the background and the Chromic aberations should reduce too