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Cheers, as I thought. By the way: the Nikon P950 does a much better job in the scenario I've described. I mean, really, very impressive. Is that due to a much smaller sensor that lets in less light or because Nikon's ADL function does much better with shadows and highlights than Sony's DRO...

Cheers. As I thought and have been doing. 'Was just wondering if anyone has the magic. Seems not. I've asked this question elsewhere by the way. I don't mind at all if that's the way it is; I'm only asking the question so that I know I'm not missing something I should be doing and I can move on...

Cheers Mike. Aye, that's pretty much as I understood it in terms of what people are doing, i.e. concentrate on getting the white parts correctly exposed and sort out the under exposure elsewhere in the scene in post processing. Just wondered if anyone has the magic: bright sunny day, say...

Feel free to explain, mate. A bird of various colours: say including white, red, black on a bright sunny day. On an overcast day I'm not having a problem at all. What are you doing to ensure the whites aren't blown and the darker parts of the bird are correctly exposed (on a bright sunny day)?

To me, 'correct exposure' would mean the whites aren't blown and you can see the detail on the feathers as with any other colour of the feathers, equally all of the other colours on the bird are also correctly exposed without having to edit in post processing. I've recently moved from a...

Hi all, Scenario: Stonechat against a blue sky on a sunny day. Is it possible to expose all areas of the bird correctly without having to rely on post processing to recover? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

Female Northern Wheatear, the North East coast, beginning the migration journey. Nikon P950. Northern Wheatear (female) by Paul Young, on Flickr

Great birds, Alby!

Young Sand Martins, County Durham coast, 29 July 2025. Nikon P950. Young Sand Martin by Paul Young, on Flickr Young Sand Martin by Paul Young, on Flickr Young Sand Martin by Paul Young, on Flickr Young Sand Martin by Paul Young, on Flickr

Superb. What time of day was this?

Enjoyed taking them, Mike!

Wheatear and Spotted Flycatcher (Nikon P950). Wheatear (male) by Paul Young, on Flickr Spotted Flycatcher by Paul Young, on Flickr

Little Owl and junior (Nikon P950) Little Owl Youngster by Paul Young, on Flickr Little Owl by Paul Young, on Flickr

These five pictures are of one male and one female, taken yesterday just down the road from where I live (farmland area). They were feeding very close to one another for a good while. 'Sun was shining, virtually no wind, no bother whatsoever, everyone was happy and co-existing peacefully. Then...

Farmland, County Durham, taken last week. Nikon P950. You wouldn't want to be a beetle with that face and those talons coming at you. Little Owl by Paul Young, on Flickr