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I'm going to indulge in just over a week's time with a visit to Alan's sparrowhawk hide down near Kirkudbright with a buddy.
I've been there once before and it is by far the most active hide I've ever been in, it really is non stop with various species. Yeah I know, paid hide and all that but I've nothing to prove to myself in that sense as I've done and still do the other way.
Anyway, last time I was there my images had an odd tinge to them. It was obviously a white balance issue and also back when I used to protect the whites of my images, something I've managed to stop doing, so those images would've been underexposed. (see below).
Settings for that were,
5Div, 100-400L @ 400mm
2000/sec,
f5.6,
iso 2000,
spot metering ( this might be a part of the problem ),
I can't find the WB settings in the Exif for some reason, I'm guessing though that it would be cloudy or shade.
I went for 5.6 as I wanted to mush the BG as much as possible and the sparrowhawks are far enough away that DOF isn't really an issue in keeping them sharp, top to bottom so to speak. that said, I may go for f7.1 this time, to be sure.
I'm thinking, being Scotland, the light will be dull and grey, just like last time, so my settings will be about this,
f5.6 to 7.1,
shutter speed will probably be 1600+
iso to suit,
w/b, not so sure, probably custom, to avoid the greeny cast I got last time, which I pressume is because of the woodland cover?
Any thoughts on the cast please, or is it just me? That's as it came off the camera.
Any recommendations on variations to my suggested settings welcomed, particulalrly with metering and WB.
ta much.
I've been there once before and it is by far the most active hide I've ever been in, it really is non stop with various species. Yeah I know, paid hide and all that but I've nothing to prove to myself in that sense as I've done and still do the other way.
Anyway, last time I was there my images had an odd tinge to them. It was obviously a white balance issue and also back when I used to protect the whites of my images, something I've managed to stop doing, so those images would've been underexposed. (see below).
Settings for that were,
5Div, 100-400L @ 400mm
2000/sec,
f5.6,
iso 2000,
spot metering ( this might be a part of the problem ),
I can't find the WB settings in the Exif for some reason, I'm guessing though that it would be cloudy or shade.
I went for 5.6 as I wanted to mush the BG as much as possible and the sparrowhawks are far enough away that DOF isn't really an issue in keeping them sharp, top to bottom so to speak. that said, I may go for f7.1 this time, to be sure.
I'm thinking, being Scotland, the light will be dull and grey, just like last time, so my settings will be about this,
f5.6 to 7.1,
shutter speed will probably be 1600+
iso to suit,
w/b, not so sure, probably custom, to avoid the greeny cast I got last time, which I pressume is because of the woodland cover?
Any thoughts on the cast please, or is it just me? That's as it came off the camera.
Any recommendations on variations to my suggested settings welcomed, particulalrly with metering and WB.
ta much.
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