Your such a great teacher so well spoken and easy to understand , i get so happy every time i see you post a new video, you have made Lightroom a-lot less daunting and overwhelming for me
How wonderful, being out on the water with the pelicans! Thanks for making this excellent video focusing on white birds- I'll use this info for egrets, too. I'm new to Lightroom and had no idea you could apply a mask to a bird's bill. With all respect, I have to correct you on one point: these gorgeous birds have a 9' wingspan! (Nat'l Audubon Society)
Terry great to see you in the field, it’s a part of photography we all love and can be so rewarding for the heart and soul. Wishing you a merry Christmas and continued success for the New Year warm regards from Stuart 🇦🇺🥂
Thanks for the vid. I’d like to see a PS sharpening vid. I had kayaks & a canoe. Bad back. Might pick up another canoe. The dangerous part about the kayak is getting in & out. For that, put your camera/lens combo in a dry bag & make sure it’s strapped down in the case you tip it. Once your in the kayak, it’s actually pretty hard to tip because of the low center of gravity. Less wind resistance much easier to to paddle. I used mine for saltwater fishing. Guys who tipped over & didn’t have their stuff strapped down, = we called that a yard sale!
Great video Terry, I also heard that you can get closer to your subject in a canoe as most species don’t associate predators or danger coming from the water.
Interesting video. Thank you. With bright birds on dark backgrounds, does it make sense to spot meter the bird and then lift the background exposure in post? That could avoid all the masking and brushes maybe.
If you figure a camera's meter is to give you medium gray, a spot on the bird would be expose the white bird as gray. (Under exposed) Then with the rocking of the boat, the spot may grab a background and bounce all over. Manual is set for the light on the subject, get that right and you are good to go. However, you will still have to tweak it in Lightroom to get what you want.
Yes it is different. I use Manual mode, that way I can control how white the bird renders. Auto modes don’t work well with white birds since the camera sees such a dark background.
How did you avoid the blown out shots? Shooting in manual mode? Center weighted metering? I always struggle getting photos of white birds in direct sun.
Hi Lee, yes I used manual mode. I took some test shots and landed on an exposure that I thought would work. In fact, a lot of times I begin with shooting on Aperture Priority mode, note the settings and then move over to Manual and tweak from there. Thanks for watching.
I felt pretty safe on the canoe, maybe getting in and out could be a little dicey but all in all I wasn't worried. It would be a hard pass on my gear getting on a kayak though.
Thank you for sharing your process Terry, your explanation of how to brighten the eye was really clear and I’ve got images I’ll try this out on.
Glad it helped, good luck with your images!
Your such a great teacher so well spoken and easy to understand , i get so happy every time i see you post a new video, you have made Lightroom a-lot less daunting and overwhelming for me
That is very kind of you to say. Thank you!
How wonderful, being out on the water with the pelicans! Thanks for making this excellent video focusing on white birds- I'll use this info for egrets, too. I'm new to Lightroom and had no idea you could apply a mask to a bird's bill. With all respect, I have to correct you on one point: these gorgeous birds have a 9' wingspan! (Nat'l Audubon Society)
Is that right? Wow, I knew they are large. Would that make them second to the condor? Thanks for the info.
Terry great to see you in the field, it’s a part of photography we all love and can be so rewarding for the heart and soul. Wishing you a merry Christmas and continued success for the New Year warm regards from Stuart 🇦🇺🥂
Merry Christmas Stuart! It's always good to have the support of the Aussies. 🥂
Thanks for the vid. I’d like to see a PS sharpening vid. I had kayaks & a canoe. Bad back. Might pick up another canoe. The dangerous part about the kayak is getting in & out. For that, put your camera/lens combo in a dry bag & make sure it’s strapped down in the case you tip it. Once your in the kayak, it’s actually pretty hard to tip because of the low center of gravity. Less wind resistance much easier to to paddle. I used mine for saltwater fishing. Guys who tipped over & didn’t have their stuff strapped down, = we called that a yard sale!
Ha! Good tips Thomas, thanks for sharing.
White Pelicans are migrating through east Tennessee now Terry, maybe I can get lucky and get some shots to try out this lesson! Thanks for posting.
That sounds like a great opportunity, good luck!
Great shots Terry. I need to find a canoe driver :)
Haha! Yes, that was the best! Thanks for watching!
Other than the canoe, these tips should work for snowy owls too.
HI Guy, That is a great idea. Thanks for bringing that up!
Sorry I also wanted to wish both you & your family a merry Christmas & a great New Year. 🎄🌲🎄🌲🎅🎅
Same to you, thanks for watching too!
Great video Terry, I also heard that you can get closer to your subject in a canoe as most species don’t associate predators or danger coming from the water.
Good point, I think you are right, I got right up next to a Red Tail hawk, that it was too close, had to back up the canoe.
Interesting video. Thank you. With bright birds on dark backgrounds, does it make sense to spot meter the bird and then lift the background exposure in post? That could avoid all the masking and brushes maybe.
If you figure a camera's meter is to give you medium gray, a spot on the bird would be expose the white bird as gray. (Under exposed) Then with the rocking of the boat, the spot may grab a background and bounce all over. Manual is set for the light on the subject, get that right and you are good to go. However, you will still have to tweak it in Lightroom to get what you want.
I would be interested in seeing how you sharpen your images in Photoshop.
Thanks for the suggestion, I am working on a sharpening video that I hope to post soon.
Thank you for sharing your experience. What metering settings do you use for white birds and is it different than what you use for birds in general.
Yes it is different. I use Manual mode, that way I can control how white the bird renders. Auto modes don’t work well with white birds since the camera sees such a dark background.
@tv510 do you use spot, matrix or something else?
@ matrix, but i mostly use manual
How did you avoid the blown out shots? Shooting in manual mode? Center weighted metering? I always struggle getting photos of white birds in direct sun.
Hi Lee, yes I used manual mode. I took some test shots and landed on an exposure that I thought would work. In fact, a lot of times I begin with shooting on Aperture Priority mode, note the settings and then move over to Manual and tweak from there. Thanks for watching.
@@tv510 I will give that a try, thanks for the reply and advice!
I don't trust my camera's safety in a kayak or canoe. I have a friend who is out in a kayak every week and he does get good shots.
I felt pretty safe on the canoe, maybe getting in and out could be a little dicey but all in all I wasn't worried. It would be a hard pass on my gear getting on a kayak though.
Nine minutes until you got to the subject. By then, I had lost interest.
Sorry to hear that, it can be a challenge to balance information and brevity.
Hi Terry, superb job on this video. You are a complete knockout with light room. and Photoshop Great job, my friend.
@@alrozanski8352 Thanks Al, I appreciate it.