{"id":7270,"date":"2011-10-17T20:37:19","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T00:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=7270"},"modified":"2011-10-17T20:40:05","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T00:40:05","slug":"ugly-lessons-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/10\/17\/ugly-lessons-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugly Lessons II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Black Vulture head portrait; immature. Indian Lake Estates, FL. This image was created with the Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens<\/a>, the 1.4X III TC<\/a>, and the EOS-1D Mark IV<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop (as framed): 1\/400 sec. at f\/9 set manually. The lens was supported by the BAA-designed Big Lens Ultimate Beanbag (BLUBB<\/a>) that was resting firmly on the mostly lowered window of my SUV. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor (by necessity) Rear Focus\/AI Servo AF (active at the moment of exposure). Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. For a greater appreciation of the image, click on the photo. Then click on the enlarged version to close it.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Ugly Lessons II: Ageing Black Vulture<\/h3>\n

With it relatively smooth black facial skin the Black Vulture in the image above is a youngster. The skin on the face birds of this species becomes progressively lighter (tending towards yellowish on really old birds) and more wrinkled. See image next. <\/p>\n

Here is another lesson in the making: in Ugly Lessons I here<\/a> I photographed an adult Turkey Vulture with the same gear in the same light. When this bird hopped closer on the ground just below the adult vulture I went one stop lighter (from 1\/500 sec. at f\/11 to 1\/400 sec. at f\/9) without batting an eyelash. Why? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Black Vulture head portrait: adult. Indian Lake Estates, FL. This image was created with the Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens<\/a>, the 1.4X III TC<\/a>, and the EOS-1D Mark IV<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop (as framed): 1\/640 sec. at f\/9 set manually. The lens was supported by the BAA-designed Big Lens Ultimate Beanbag (BLUBB<\/a>) that was resting firmly on the mostly lowered window of my SUV. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor (by necessity) Rear Focus\/AI Servo AF (active at the moment of exposure). Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. For a greater appreciation of the image, click on the photo. Then click on the enlarged version to close it.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

More Questions<\/h3>\n

Why did I create the image of the adult bird (bottom photo) at +1 stop when I had added only 2\/3 stop for the image of the immature bird (top photo)?<\/p>\n

Which bird do you find more handsome, the young bird above or the older bird below?<\/p>\n

Which image do you like best? And why? <\/p>\n

Do you think that my JPEGs look great? Learn everything I do once I get the images home in our Digital Basics File<\/a>, a PDF sent via e-mail. More than 3,300 sold. <\/p>\n

Earn Free Contest Entries and Support both the Bulletins and the Blog by making all your B & H purchases here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Shopper’s Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the gear used to create the images in today’s blog post. Thanks a stack to all who have used the Shopper’s Guide links to purchase their gear as a thank you for all the free information that we bring you on the Blog and in the Bulletins. Before you purchase anything be sure to check out the advice in our Shopper’s Guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Canon 800mm f\/5.L IS lens.<\/a> Right now this is my all time favorite super-telephoto lens.
\nCanon 1.4X III Teleconverter<\/a>. The new 1.4X TC is designed to work best with the newer Series II super-telephoto lenses but it works just fine with the current lenses.
\nCanon EOS-1D Mark IV professional digital camera body.<\/a> My two Mark IVs are my workhorse digital camera bodies. <\/p>\n

And from the BAA On-line Store:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BLUBB<\/a> I designed this one myself. Beware of cheap knock-offs; they cost half as much as the BLUBB but …
\nLensCoats<\/a>. I have a LensCoat on each of my big lenses to protect them from nicks and thus increase their re-sales value. All my big lens LensCoat stuff is in Hardwood Snow pattern.
\n Double Bubble Level.<\/a> You will find one in my camera’s hot shoe whenever I am not using flash.
\nBe sure to check out our camera body User’s Guides here<\/a>.
\nThe Lens Align Mark II.<\/a> I use the Lens Align Mark II pretty much religiously to micro-adjust all of my gear an average of once a month and always before a major trip. Enjoy our free comprehensive tutorial here.<\/a>
\nCanon EOS-1D Mark IV User’s Guide<\/a>. Learn to use your Mark IV the way that I use mine. Also available for the 7D and the Mark III here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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