{"id":9564,"date":"2012-04-27T20:17:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-28T00:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=9564"},"modified":"2012-04-28T06:21:02","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T10:21:02","slug":"juxtaposition-in-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/04\/27\/juxtaposition-in-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Juxtapositions in Black…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture, Indian Lake Estates, FL. With the Canon 800mm f\/5.L IS lens<\/a> and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III<\/a> supported by a BLUBB<\/a> on the door frame with the window lowered. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop: 1\/800 sec. at f\/8 in Av mode: 8:04 am. <\/p>\n

Lens micro-adjustment: +4. Read the Lens Align Mark II Micro-adjusting tutorial. Coming soon: non-tethered micro-adjustments. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF and re-compose. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click here<\/a> to learn to set up Rear Focus on your 5D Mark II. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Juxtapositions in Black…<\/h3>\n

jux\u00b7ta\u00b7po\u00b7si\u00b7tion\u2002 \u2002[juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn] noun
\n1. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.<\/p>\n

When I first began photographing birds I strove to make images with only a single bird in the frame. It was years before I realized the power of including a second out of focus bird or animal in a pleasing position in the frame. Today I look for potential juxtapositions any time there are two subjects anywhere near each other. You need to think and act fast as juxtapositions often last only a second or two. <\/p>\n

There are four nice juxtaposition images in The Art of Bird Photography II<\/a> on pages 216, 228, 249, and 913. And here is a relevant excerpt from ABP II<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In many instances, an out-of-focus bird in the background is distracting. If the photographer, however, takes great care in the placement of the second bird in the frame and considers its posture as well as its position, then the second bird may serve as somewhat of a mirrored (though pleasingly out-of-focus) repetition of the subject. When attempting this, strive for compositional balance as well. The results can be most pleasing. Imagine two Caspian Terns on a sandy beach. It is a cloudy day, so light angle is not of paramount importance. Working in vertical format, you notice that the bird to the rear appears above and slightly to your right of the closer bird. You need to put some separation between the two birds so you take a large, slow step to your right. You
\nre-frame the image and notice that the closer bird is in the lower left part of the frame, while the bird in the back now appears in the upper right. The juxtaposition of the two birds is perfect: you have achieved compositional balance. You have created a pleasing image by changing your position, and thus your perspective.<\/em><\/p>\n

The above is just one of hundreds of lessons that can help you improve your bird and nature photography. ABP II<\/a> on CD only: 916 pages with more than 900 color photographs; everything that I learned about bird photography from 1998 through 2006 :). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture, Indian Lake Estates, FL. With the Canon 800mm f\/5.L IS lens<\/a> and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III<\/a> supported by a BLUBB<\/a> on the door frame with the window lowered. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop: 1\/800 sec. at f\/8 in Av mode: 8:04 am. <\/p>\n

Lens micro-adjustment: +4. Read the Lens Align Mark II Micro-adjusting tutorial. Coming soon: non-tethered micro-adjustments. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF and re-compose. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click here<\/a> to learn to set up Rear Focus on your 5D Mark II. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Questions and More<\/h3>\n

Why -1\/3 stop exposure compensation?
\nWould f\/22 have sharpened up the Turkey Vulture?
\nWhat do you like or dislike in each image?
\nWhat would you have done differently?
\nWhich of the two images do you like best? And why? <\/p>\n

Support the creation of both the Bulletins and the blog by making all your B & H purchases here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Shopper’s Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the gear used to create the image 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 Shopper’s Guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens.<\/a> Right now this is my all time favorite super-telephoto lens.
\n1.4X III TC<\/a>. The new Series III 1.4X was designed to work best with the new Series II super-telephoto lenses.
\nCanon EOS-5D Mark III<\/a>. Man, I am in love with this camera body. Both the files and the AF system are superb. <\/p>\n

And from the BAA On-line Store:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BLUBB<\/a>. I personally designed the Big Lens Ultimate BeanBag and have it made in the good old US of A. This large beanbag is ideal when working with super-telephoto lenses from your vehicle. Beware of cheaper and much inferior copycat rip-offs; you get what you pay for just like your Daddy said.
\nLensCoats<\/a>. I have a LensCoat on each of my big lenses to protect them from nicks and thus increase their re-sales value. All my big lens LensCoat stuff is in Hardwood Snow pattern.
\n Double Bubble Level.<\/a> You will find one in my camera’s hot shoe whenever I am not using flash.
\nThe Lens Align Mark II.<\/a> I use the Lens Align Mark II pretty much religiously to micro-adjust all of my gear an average of once a month and always before a major trip. Enjoy our free comprehensive tutorial here.<\/a>
\nBreezeBrowser<\/a>. I do not see how any digital photographer can exist without this program. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture, Indian Lake Estates, FL. With the Canon 800mm f\/5.L IS lens and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III supported by a BLUBB on the door frame with the window lowered. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop: 1\/800 sec. at f\/8 in Av mode: 8:04 am. <\/p>\n

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