beautiful bird ^^

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Hmmm. Looks like Cheyenne, unless, from this distance in space and time I have lost my ability to identify Trust birds.

The backlighting is an interesting effect, although the top of her head is bleached out - perhaps fill-in flash and maybe just a little -ve EV could have made a good shot very good.

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Perfect lighting, and I love the close composition

Thanks for the comment

OK thanks for the advice. To be honest I struggle taking alot of photos and I found it very hard on this day.

What do you mean by "fill in flash" ? Also does little -ve EV mean setting the exposure down a notch on the +/- (exp) setting?

Sorry for the questiosn but I am just a learner. I have just purchased a "Understanding exposure" book so that should help me alot.

Thanks for the advice, I will visit again soon and take your advice into account. (as I live 4 miles away)

She is

I'm no expert either, but I think that using flash (or a reflector where circumstances permit), you can fill in the foreground light if you have strong backlighting, avoiding putting the foreground into shadow. The white feathers at the top of her head are so bright that all detail is lost. Using flash could allow good exposure of the side of her face without the risk of overexposure of the white feathers. It is worth experimenting with exposure settings and it is also often possible to emulate many of these effects in your image editting software.

These things are always subjective, and if the photograph is giving the effect you wanted, it is perfect. ~Villanelle's comment is absolutely valid - her eye, which is probably more artistic than mine, sees the exposure and lighting as spot on. My eye, which has spent a lot of time in close company with these birds, sees it slightly differently.

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Ok thanks again for the advice. I will be visiting this place many more times and will probaby become a member. So hopefully better photos will follow once I am more experienced AND have got use to my new camera

Don't forget we are running a photographic competition this year with a top prize that includes a pair of Swarovski binoculars! [link]

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