{"id":3797,"date":"2011-01-31T20:27:33","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T00:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=3797"},"modified":"2011-02-24T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T15:41:39","slug":"like-it-or-hate-it-my-thoughts-on-the-coot-images-two-baa-bulletins-on-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/01\/31\/like-it-or-hate-it-my-thoughts-on-the-coot-images-two-baa-bulletins-on-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Like It or Hate It?, My Thoughts on the Coot Images, & Two BAA Bulletins On-line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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This somewhat abstract image was created at La Jolla, CA on the recently concluded San Diego IPT with the Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop: 1\/500 sec. at f\/10. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Like It or Hate It?<\/h3>\n

Do you like the image above or hate it? Would you keep it or delete it? Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop (to save the white bill): 1\/2500 sec. at f\/6.3. I used the 2 AF sensors below the central sensor; I love that for my duck photography with a pro body like the MIV. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

My Thoughts on the Coot Images<\/h3>\n

In the last post (you can see it here<\/a>), I asked, which coot image is better and why? <\/p>\n

Here’s the skinny on that. On the first edit I much preferred the wider image above. By the second and third edits I was leaning towards the tighter image for the seemingly more interesting wing position, all the while know that the bird in the tight image was too far back in the frame. When I prepared and viewed the animated GIF for the last blog post, it became clear to me that the wider image above was by far the more dynamic, and that the tighter image was just a bit too tight. For me. <\/p>\n

Thanks a stack to all of those who posted a comment voicing their opinion and backed their choice up with a variety of valid reasons. It is good to see that these exercises are getting folks thinking \ud83d\ude42 The final tally was 6 1\/2 to 6 1\/2, so I guess the I had the tie-breaking vote…. I forgot to mention that both of the coot images are fine images and that both are keepers. For those who have not done so, reading the comments can be quite an educational endeavor.<\/p>\n

BAA Bulletin #357<\/h3>\n

BAA Bulletin #357 is on-line and can be viewed here<\/a> thanks as always to the magic and dedication of Peter Kes. <\/p>\n

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