Waterfowls at Nawabganj - Coot

[Nishith Kumar]

Exif info:

Camera: Canon 60D
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm
Focal length: 500mm
Aperture: 10
Exposure time 1/640
ISO: 1000
Hand held
Cropped image
Location: Nawabganj

-Nishith

[Roopak Gangadharan]

nice pose. the under wind has come out well. difficult bird to expose properly, the whites on the beak has got blown here.if it is a crop a vertical/ off centered compo might work better.
TFS
Roopak

[Nishith Kumar]

Thanks Roopak..Yeah..I did tried shooting many images of this bird but was unable to expose it properly because of the sharp contrast. I wonder what's the correct method/camera setting to expose such birds. I do have a slightly off centered image of the bird, will share it later on!

-Nishith

[Sabyasachi Patra]

You may like to check these tutorials: Metering: http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?1970
Exposure using histograms:http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?2006-Understanding-Histogram-amp-using-it-for-Correct-Exposure

[Nishith Kumar]

Thanks a lot Sabyasachi Sir...It was a very interesting and informative read for me...I am sure gonna incorporate all the points that you have mentioned in my next shoot.

-Nishith