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Black Swan, Epe Zoo

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    Very nice shot. I always have problems with black birds, my photos are usually underexposed. Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Underexposed? That's strange, I would have expected that you would say overexposed. Here's why: when you focus on a point in the scene (in this case a Black Swan), you camera normally will automatically meter the light on that point. In this case, that point would be very dark, and the camera will compensate that by overexposing (which you do not want in this case, since Black should be black, not grey). Likewise, if a camera meters a very light subject, it will typically underexpose automatically, which you do not always want (for example, often snow photos are too dark).

      Anyway, there's two ways to fix such an exposure issue: change your light metering settings, or by manually over/under exposing (easiest). Well, there's a 3rd way if you really wanna go pro: carry a grey tone card with you, measure the light at 18% grey, and next keep that exposure to take the actual photograph.       Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
        Jivko Nakev
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        Logical. This is something I still struggle with. I always forget to change my settings when the situation changes following the subject. But step by step I improve my skills. I started to shoot less than one year ago - in June-July. By the way, today I start my second month with JD! Thank you all for your votes, favs, comments and advices! Posted 11 years ago
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          Ferdy Christant
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          Congrats on the 2nd month, here's too many more!

          By the way, I'm very familiar with the problem you mention. I too am too rushed in taking photos, often relying too much on non-optimal settings.           Posted 11 years ago

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The Black Swan

The Black Swan is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. The species was hunted to extinction in New Zealand, but later reintroduced. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions.

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Uploaded May 12, 2014. Captured Jul 28, 2012 12:42.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO900
  • 150mm