Pelican & Sunset

[d-sr]

I went out to the lake yesterday and got these shots. White is blown on pelican but I always do that. Any help is welcome. Pelican was way out and had to crop photo, then I forgot antd resized it for thye forum. Don

[d-sr]

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[squirl033]

it's pretty hard not to blow the highlights when your cam is metering on the background instead of the bird... and you can't exactly keep the crosshairs on a moving bird long enough for the FZ to focus and accurately judge the light! the only thing i might try in that circumstance is to knock the EV down a notch or two, but it's sometimes tough to tell when you'll get an opportunity that will need that, and if you wait till the chance comes, a shot like this will be gone before you can change the settings!

very nice capture... looks almost like he's water-skiing! :lol: nice sunset pic, too...

[d-sr]

Thanks, I got the complete sequence ( 14 shots) of it landing, using continuous mode. Clicking through the sequance real fast is neat to watch. Don

[tiger98]

Nice pictures Don. If you caught 14 shots of him landing, must look like a "flip animation" ! Jim