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23-AUG-2009 Charlie Beck

Orange Bird

Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/60s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-Aug-2009 10:05:05
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length200 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Michael Kilpatrick25-Aug-2009 07:53
You're welcome Charlie. I can see the difference. Highly coloured subjects pose a problem for the camera's metering system, as the total amount of light mightn't be that high, but if most of it is in one channel, blown out hightlights result. I have forgotten whether the 20D can display a full histogram for each channel, but that's the best way to check. Regards, Michael
Charlie Beck24-Aug-2009 23:44
I have turned down the red channel a bit, and that did bring some detail back into the head and breast. Thanks for the tip.
Charlie Beck24-Aug-2009 17:12
Thanks, Michael. I think that section of the bird is simply out of the focus range. I did not make any adjustments to the colors, so this is the actual degree of color and brightness of the bird. But I will take a look tonight, and see if I can bring back any detail. I am not yet up to shooting in RAW format, so my choices will be limited.
Michael Kilpatrick24-Aug-2009 11:09
That's quite a bird Charlie and the focus is accurately placed on the eye. Can I suggest that the red channel might be over-exposed, leading to the milky effect in the crest. If this was shot in raw I would try reducing the exposure. Regards, Michael