Crested Lark from Malshej Ghat 2

[Anil Kumar Verma]

Dear Friends,

Another one from same series..

EXIF : Canon 550D, Tamron 100-400mm VC, FL : 400mm, Av :f/8, Tv : 1/500, ISO :400, EV -2/3, PP in LR 5.7, Full Frame, Evaluative Metring.

Regards/ Anil Kumar Verms

[Mrudul Godbole]

I liked this frame better than the previous post. Here also the bird looks a bit soft. Not sure why, the aperture and the shutter speed looks fine. Were you supporting your hand? Else there can be shake. Please check where the AF point is locked. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

In this image I would have liked less space at the left. My eye goes to the rock to the rule of thirds position on the left. So less space on the left and more on the right would have been much better for the composition. While shooting it is important to observe the tonality of the subjects. The dark areas are always close to the left side of the histogram and get less data recorded. As opposed to that the yellow flowers would be placed on the right side of the histogram. It is better to expose more to the right so that the bright parts of the image is close but not overexposed. So when you pull it down in post, the dark areas and the mid tones are properly exposed and have details. The image won't have much data to record the bird. So care should be extended to get the focus right as well as exposure right. Thanks for sharing.

Members may check this old tutorial on exposure: https://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?2006-Understanding-Histogram-amp-using-it-for-Correct-Exposure

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Anil Kumar Verma]

Thanks Dada & Mrudul for valuable insights..

Regards/ Anil Kumar Verma