Papa was called Kitty and smiles
This wonderful lion was feeling upstaged and challenged by his two sons and needed love. I picked it up and called him Kitty with no fear and this picture shows his smiling face. They really do need our love. Camera Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time
4/17/2007 4:22:42 PM
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/640
Av( Aperture Value )
9.0
ISO Speed
400
Flash
Off
Hi Patty ... first of all love your avatar !!! :)
Tech wise I would try going wide open for a couple of reason. Better bg (blurring) and sharper (less chance of shaking)
Is this much of a crop? It has a strange appearance. Do like the framing very much and the second oof lion is very appealing. Not sure if you could but placing him a little right would have been even stronger. Love working a second animal in he bg, challenging but rewarding !!!
Hi Patty,
I like the composition. I would suggest in toning the light areas to the right of the frame, just a tad down...good show...:cool:
Hi Patty, your lion is wonderful and it looks to me like you've applied an artistic effect? maybe watercolor or dry brush? IAC, I quite like it and agree with Gus's suggestion to tone down the lighter right side.
I used dry brush and paint daubs, I like them together. Isn't this guy wonderful? One of my favorites pictures...Originally Posted by Katie Rupp
Will try to tone it down on the right. Thanks! He sure loved being called Kitty!
Okay, you guys and your photo expert terms. Some of us are clueless about them! What does wide open mean. You mean open the aperature more or the zoom. zoom out a little for more field of view. Also the initials. Is there a place in here listing the computer lingo shortcuts? The little guy was coming up to jump on dad again. Really hate messing with the pictures' truth by moving stuff around. The crop as far as cutting off the little guys face top, I had to shoot fast to get the lions stretch so the little guys face didn't make it in time. Doesn't he add to the picture though? Thanks for the comment about my little Snowy image. I love that picture, love those Snowies! Thankyou!!!
Last edited by Patty Sullivan; 12-14-2008 at 02:03 PM. Reason: spelling
Patty, has a really artsy feel-well done
Hi Patty - wide open = smallest aperture F2.8 of 3.5 depending on your lens, will do a number of things for you, ive you a faster shutter speed and also blur the background out some.
BG = background
FG = foreground
LHS - left hand side
RHS - right hand side
you get the drift.
Oh duh, should have figured that one. Thought maybe wide open did mean aperature. The problem with that is my zoom starts at 200 mm so I had it pulled all the way back and the aperature on mine starts at something pretty small, its a Tamron 200-500mm zoom lense. Have lost a lot of close up action cause my zoom just won't focus. That is why I got a point and shoot with a huge optical zoom but it can also do macro. Kodak Z712 IS. Image Stabilizer! Love the thing. But nothing shoots like my Canon as far as quality. Love both of them...Thanks for the info! Appreciate all the help from everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :))))
Yes Patty We say wide open to the largest aperture which is the smallest number :)
2.8 is larger than 4.0 Closing down we refer to going from 11.0 to 16.0 Smaller aperture. Does seem strange !!!
I just told someone else somewhere else that my zoom starts at 200 mm hence the problem... When I shot that lion I was as wide open as my lense would go! Lucky thing I wasn't closer cause I would have missed it! Thanks for all your help!!!! I knew about the confusion of the aperture number vs the reality of the width of the opening. I just don't shoot with AV but with program and mostly just change exposure compensation, which the camera does the aperture itself. These shortcuts. In the old days it took forever to set everything, I imagine... Now at the click of a button, voila! Thank God.
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