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Shoeb Saiyad posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Tui - enjoying the nectar in the cloudy sunset. Auckland […]

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 07:40:50 +0530

Tui – enjoying the nectar in the cloudy sunset. Auckland NZ

A large, dark nectar feeder endemic to New Zealand. I just love the colours and the feather glows in sunlight. You can also see Tūī’s tongue out in the pic !

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 600mm f/6.3

Shot handheld at 600mm in Manual Mode – Auto ISO

ISO 80 @ F/6.3 – Shutter 1/640

Light touchup in LR…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update: Backlit Images - Shooting and Processing:Camera Settings: […]

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:39:46 +0530

Backlit Images – Shooting and Processing:

Camera Settings:
– Make sure to use proper metering and exposure compensation as that’s the key here.
– In my case, I used evaluative/matrix/multi-metering with an exposure compensation of -2 stops
– White balance was around 5800K in the camera
– Shoot in aperture priority with the lowest f-number…

RAJU G.N. posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Today, Aug 1st morning at around 9:30 am, I went out […]

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:52:56 +0530

Today, Aug 1st morning at around 9:30 am, I went out near my apartment in Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad. I noticed there were two Bulbuls and I started approaching them carefully and took a couple of shots, but not great ones and then they flew away. Then I noticed a baby Bulbul and I continued my approach very slowly. I took very small steps… Read more