Joel, with all due respect, you’ve misspelled “Zemlin” in numerous posts. The man makes amazing products, let’s make sure people can find Carl and his site by spelling his last name correctly:
https://www.zemlinphoto.com/
Z 400 f/4.5 - Purpose?
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Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Some names or words that share an A or E I can get confused. For example, Message or Massage.
Spell check would allow either one…
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And BTW, Mr. Zemlin’s first name is spelled Karl. That said, I know he’s not that sensitive. I sent him an email some time ago and the software auto-spelled his first name “Carol” (my wife’s first name) which I missed. He assured me was not offended as he processed my order.
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Dang it.. yes, it is Karl with a "K"
Was there a lot of light coming from above, sun high in the sky, and a bit in front of the Turkey Vulture? Which gives you a very dark bird against a bright sky.
I shoot for ID first and everything else after that.
I use center weighted metering more than most in those situations because I do not care if I blow out or come near to blowing out a plain blue sky if I am wanting detail in the bird. You can end up with a high key image (ala Lisa Langel) which sometimes looks great to me but not always. In those situation I have really had to crank up the EV a lot and that frequently means higher ISO. But a much brighter subject that does not need as much shadow opening in processing.
As Steve has noted and I have experienced many times the underwings are a maze of lurking noise
When @Steve is doing what I term planned shots he frequently tries to get a reflective surface involved to light the under wings. I have done it by accident more than on purpose since I seldom go after planned shots and I do not have Steves patience, and expertise. I am more of a birder citizen science guy. Of course waterfowl, some waders and shore birds lend themselves much more to that than Soaring Turkey Vultures, Raptors, Snow Geese etc..
I am reminded of that when I get an e mail receipt like PayPal KarlDang it.. yes, it is Karl with a "K"
I was out with an Audubon birding group today in high winds in the high sage steppe and I was as usual the verifier of far off birds for the binocular crew and even spotting scopes in some cases. Z9 in DX and Z800PF and if needed I hit ok button on play back and double the image size in the view finder. I use Karl Zemlin's two piece hood on the Z800 and when the wind is up I take the front half off and it really reduces the sail effect and makes things more manageable.
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And? I’m waiting for the rest of the story..
My wife was along with Z50 and Z400 f/4.5 ... enough focal length for the distances today and she hates the wind ... spent more time hiding out from it in the SUV than out birding