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(Message started by: cywong on Apr 6^th, 2003, 6:45pm)

Title: Baya Weaver 黃胸織布鳥
Post by cywong on Apr 6^th, 2003, 6:45pm

425 Baya Weaver 黃胸織布鳥
Mai Po 米埔
06/4/2003
http://www.geocities.com/cywong5555/img_2866s.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/cywong/cywongbweaver01.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/cywong5555/img_2875s.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/cywong/cywongbweaver02.jpg

Title: Re: Baya Weaver 黃胸織布鳥
Post by Forrest FONG on Apr 6^th, 2003, 7:16pm

I guess fill flash was used and therefore it looks a little bit unnatural.
Anyway, Good shot! ;D

Forrest 8)

Title: Re: Baya Weaver 黃胸織布鳥
Post by cywong on Apr 10^th, 2003, 9:26pm

Thanks to Forrest for his comment.
In fact, I had taken some shots with the Baya Weaver without fill flash before I did it with flash, because I was not sure whether the bird would still be there after I installed the speedlight.
This is the picture taken without fill flash but with +2 exposure compensation.
http://www.geocities.com/cywong5555/img_2856s.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/cywong/cywongbweaver03.jpg

I preferred to use fill flash in ths situation because
1) the silky appearance of the plumage produced by fill flash is more appealing ( but this may be subjective)
2)the details of the bird can be lit up when the background is bright. This is obvious when the 2 photos are compared.

The question may be how much fill flash should be used to create the optimum effect  and this is what I have to learn. I should be grateful if experienced bird photograhers could give their advice.