{"id":8133,"date":"2012-01-06T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T19:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=8133"},"modified":"2012-01-08T07:17:51","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T11:17:51","slug":"my-comments-on-for-your-critiqueimage-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/01\/06\/my-comments-on-for-your-critiqueimage-6\/","title":{"rendered":"My Comments on: For Your Critique\/Image #6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Brown Pelican in Peach Heaven, La Jolla, CA. This image was created was created with the Canon 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II lens<\/a>, the 2X III teleconverter<\/a><\/a> (hand held at 400mm) with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV<\/a>. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2 1\/3 stops: 1\/60 sec. at f\/6.3 in Tv Mode (to maintain a minimum shutter speed). I used the Canon 580 EX II Speedlight<\/a> mounted on the camera and set at zero.<\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/Rear Focus\/AI Servo AF and re-compose with my elbows braced on a rock. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

My Comments on: For Your Critique\/Image #6<\/h3>\n

On September 6, 2011 I posted For Your Critique: Image #6<\/a>. It was entered in the 2011 WPOTY competition in the Animal Portraits category. I really love this image especially because of its fresh, new look. I used lots of flash to light up the rock in the foreground giving the bird the appearance of being somewhere ethereal. It takes some work to create new types of images especially when you return to the same location year after year. The BBC requested the RAW file for this image (and for six others that I submitted) as they were selected for the final round of judging. Alas… <\/p>\n

Some folks loved the image. Some suggested that they would have liked seeing the end of the bill. I agree. And I did create a variety of compositions. But as I worked from a higher perspective so as to include the bill I lost some of the “in heaven” look. (See more below.) Others suggested a crop from the bottom. I was totally against that as it destroyed the compositional balance (2\/3 top, 1\/3 bottom with a nice diagonal thrown in). My favorite comment was from Lorraine who wrote, “I would have mistaken this for a painting in any other venue. It is amazing what a camera in the right hands can do! I love this.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Brown Pelican in Peach Heaven, La Jolla, CA. This image was created was created with the Canon 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II lens<\/a>, the 2X III teleconverter<\/a><\/a> (hand held at 400mm) with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV<\/a>. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2 1\/3 stops: 1\/60 sec. at f\/6.3 in Tv Mode (to maintain a minimum shutter speed). No flash. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/Rear Focus\/AI Servo AF and re-compose with my elbows braced on a rock. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. <\/p>\n

Here I turned off the flash. I wish that I had not. \ud83d\ude42 I did not have any images with the flash turned on that included the whole bill. (Note: the blue in the sky is the pre-dawn shadow of the earth.) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Which Image Do You Like Best?<\/h3>\n

Please take a moment to leave a comment and let us know which of the two images above you liked best, flash (above) or no flash (below). And do let us know why you made your choice. <\/p>\n

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Earn Free Contest Entries and Support both the Bulletins and the Blog by making all your B & H purchases here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

More and more folks are earning multiple contest entries with their B & H purchases. See here<\/a> for details on that. Eleven great categories, 34 winning and honored images, and prize pools<\/a> valued in excess of $20,000. Click here<\/a> to visit the competition home page. <\/p>\n

Shopper’s Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the gear used to create the image in today’s blog post. Thanks a stack to all who have used the Shopper’s Guide links to purchase their gear as a thank you for all the free information that we bring you on the Blog and in the Bulletins. Before you purchase anything be sure to check out the advice in our Shopper’s Guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Shopper’s Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the gear that I used to create the images above. Thanks a stack to all who have used the Shopper’s Guide links to purchase their gear as a thank you for all the free information that we bring you on the Blog and in the Bulletins. Before you purchase anything be sure to check out the advice in our recently revised Shopper’s Guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Canon 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II lens<\/a>. Man, I am loving this lens on my shoulder with the 2X III teleconverter<\/a>. I also use it a lot with the 1.4X III TC<\/a>.
\n2X III teleconverter<\/a>. This new TC is noticeably sharper than the 2X II TC.
\nCanon EOS-1D Mark IV professional digital camera body.<\/a> My workhorse professional digital camera body. I own two.
\nCanon 580 EX II Speedlight<\/a>. This is Canon’s most powerful, top of the line flash.
\nCanon CP-E4 Compact Battery Pack<\/a>. Powers the flash. Allows more consecutive flashes and faster recharging times. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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