Great Blue Heron portrait
Decided to play around with the camera settings with this cooperative GBH. Shot wide open as it fished next to me.
http://www.pbase.com/duane_va/image/...4/original.jpg
I know the end of the beak is oof but I was concentrating on the eye. I also lightened the eye.
<TABLE border=1 cellPadding=1 width=450 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Make</TD><TD class=lid>Canon</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Model</TD><TD class=lid>Canon EOS 50D</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Flash Used</TD><TD class=lid>No</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Focal Length</TD><TD class=lid>500 mm</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Exposure Time</TD><TD class=lid>1/400 sec</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Aperture</TD><TD class=lid>f/4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>ISO Equivalent</TD><TD class=lid>160</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Exposure Bias</TD><TD class=lid>-1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>White Balance</TD><TD class=lid></TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Metering Mode</TD><TD class=lid>partial</TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>JPEG Quality</TD><TD class=lid></TD></TR><TR><TD class=lid noWrap>Exposure Program</TD><TD class=lid>aperture priority</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>