kenn threed
12-05-2009, 09:09 PM
Hi all,
This is our Bully Robin. He tries to intimidate our smaller birds sometimes, but he's really not so tough. We run him off when he tries to monopolize the mealworm dish. I throw raisins at him... which he retrieves forthwith... and then he leaves the little guys alone for awhile. :)
The sun was directly behind the camera and already getting pretty bright in a clear blue sky at 8:55am here this morning. I believe the perpendicular light kinda robbed me of some feather detail, but I do still like this shot somehow. It's full-frame horizontally, I just took a little (5% maybe) off the top to make it a 7x5 aspect ratio. Taken hand-held at a distance of about 8ft, which is right at MFD on this lightweight rig.
http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-Butterflies-VOL/robin1296/731902254_u3ZhQ-XL.jpg
As always, any suggestions for improving the image would be appreciated.
Canon S3-IS Manual ISO100 F3.5 1/640 @50.4mm + 1.7x TC (roughly equivalent to 500mm on a real camera I think... I still don't know how to best report our focal lengths in a meaningful way).
Kenn
Kenn & Temple
Backyard Birders in St.Louis, MO
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This is our Bully Robin. He tries to intimidate our smaller birds sometimes, but he's really not so tough. We run him off when he tries to monopolize the mealworm dish. I throw raisins at him... which he retrieves forthwith... and then he leaves the little guys alone for awhile. :)
The sun was directly behind the camera and already getting pretty bright in a clear blue sky at 8:55am here this morning. I believe the perpendicular light kinda robbed me of some feather detail, but I do still like this shot somehow. It's full-frame horizontally, I just took a little (5% maybe) off the top to make it a 7x5 aspect ratio. Taken hand-held at a distance of about 8ft, which is right at MFD on this lightweight rig.
http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-Butterflies-VOL/robin1296/731902254_u3ZhQ-XL.jpg
As always, any suggestions for improving the image would be appreciated.
Canon S3-IS Manual ISO100 F3.5 1/640 @50.4mm + 1.7x TC (roughly equivalent to 500mm on a real camera I think... I still don't know how to best report our focal lengths in a meaningful way).
Kenn
Kenn & Temple
Backyard Birders in St.Louis, MO
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