Out at the local conservation area there were some RWBs. I didn't see any Yellow Headed Blackbirds as I have in the past. I noticed the ponds where the birds are active have dried up this year. Not good. I'm a little disappointed in the 90D keeper rate compared to my Pentax K-3. Still early days so I'll keep plugging away.
Pretty good effort with such a dark bird. Not easy at best of times. I find metering for the bird will get better exposure on those dark feathers. So you need not worry too much about the background. Ti9ghter crops puts the focus more on the bird. You can always lift the darks in post using curves on luminosity masks or shadows adjustments. You can shoot the still birds at 1/250 - 1/500th, spot metering and auto ISO for good results. Well done.
yeah with crows when i want the details of the bird i try to get them on grass because i will turn up the exposure on the bird, when its got sky behind it its going to blow out alot quicker, i'll use manual exposure rather than letting the camera have a go
I took a crow shot today and it came out rather well with 1/500th, f:9, ISO 1600. (I'll post in a new thread). I only ever shoot manual except for birds in flight and for that I use Shutter Priority at about 1/2000th and higher. Back button focus ALWAYS of course.
