{"id":50609,"date":"2017-10-04T04:05:56","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T08:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=50609"},"modified":"2017-10-03T10:08:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T14:08:21","slug":"another-lying-histogram-an-extraneous-pelican-question-and-universal-advice-for-better-flight-and-action-photography-with-a-zoom-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2017\/10\/04\/another-lying-histogram-an-extraneous-pelican-question-and-universal-advice-for-better-flight-and-action-photography-with-a-zoom-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Lying Histogram. An Extraneous Pelican Question. And Universal Advice for Better Flight (and Action) Photography with a Zoom Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stuff<\/h3>\n

I have an appointment with my financial guy in Lake Success this afternoon and will likely drop into the East Pond this afternoon. It has been a while. <\/p>\n

The Streak<\/h3>\n

Today makes seventy days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took about two hours to prepare (including the time spent on the image optimization). With all of my upcoming free time (or not …), the plan right now is to break the current record streak of (I think) four hundred eighty something … Good health and good internet connections willing. <\/p>\n

Booking.Com<\/h3>\n

Booking.Com came through for me once again with both my DeSoto IPT and next July’s UK Puffins, Gannets, and Bempton Pre-trip room reservations. And all the rates were great. If you’d like to give Booking.Com a shot, click here<\/a> and you will earn a $25 reward. Thanks to the many who have already tried and used this great service. <\/p>\n


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Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\n

Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of folks whom I see in the field, and on BPN<\/a>, are–out of ignorance–using the wrong gear especially when it comes to tripods and more especially, tripod heads… Please know that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The DPP 4 Screen Capture for today’s featured image<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The DPP 4 Screen Capture\/Another Lying Histogram<\/h3>\n

A quick glance at the DPP 4 screen capture seems to indicate a big underexposure. But by checking the RGB values with the cursor placed on the brightest WHITEs on the extraneous pelican’s head, we see R=242, G=227, B=206. Why such warm light? This image was created in sweet early morning sunlight. Do note that the RAW file was originally too dark<\/em><\/strong> as I had to move the Brightness slider to +.67 stops. As far as the RGB histograms go, the BLUE histogram simply shows that the there is lots of blue Pacific in the image. <\/p>\n

The Extraneous Pelican Question<\/h3>\n

If this image were yours, would you keep or eliminate the extraneous pelican in the lower left corner? Why or why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on the 2017 San Diego IPT with the hand held Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 321mm) and my favorite pelican flight photography camera body, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV.<\/a> ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop as framed: 1\/3200 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. AWB. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/Manual selection\/AI Servo\/Shutter Button AF was active at the moment of exposure. See the placement of the selected AF point (illuminated-in-red) in the DPP 4 screen capture below. Note that it is right on the same plane as the pelican’s eye. Click on the image to enjoy a larger version. <\/p>\n

LensAlign\/FocusTune micro-adjustment: 1.<\/p>\n

The Optimized Image: Brown Pelican incoming flight<\/strong><\/h2>\n