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    Zenon Char
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    Not the best framing but I took this before the getting some critiques. Not the most natural setting as well. However this the full frame. Someone stated that you can add canvas. How is that done? I guess would add a little to the back and more to the front.

    Camera Model Canon EOS 50D
    Firmware Firmware Version 1.0.3
    Shooting Date/Time 03/17/09 13:47:23
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    Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
    Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
    Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
    Exposure Compensation 0
    ISO Speed 200
    Auto ISO Speed OFF
    Lens EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
    Focal Length 420.0mm
    Image Size 4752x3168
    Image Quality RAW
    Flash Off
    FE lock OFF
    White Balance Mode Auto
    AF Mode One-Shot AF
    Picture Style Standard
    Sharpness 3
    Contrast 0
    Saturation 0
    Color tone 0
    Color Space Adobe RGB
    Long exposure noise reduction 0:Off
    High ISO speed noise reduction 3:Disable
    Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
    Auto Lighting Optimizer 3:Disable
    Peripheral illumination correction Disable
    File Size 19076KB
    Dust Delete Data No
    Drive Mode Single shooting
    Live View Shooting OFF
    AF Microadjustment -3

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    Good self-critique Zenon. You have controlled exposure very well without blowing the whites in the face. The BG is good, you just need more of it. You can use Photoshop to increase the canvas size and then clone parts of the existing BG to fill the new canvas. I use quickmask to select areas of BG which I then copy. You have a more or less featureless BG so that makes your life easier.

    A couple of other points- it's much better to have the light source behind you rather than to one side like you have here. This would produce more even light over the bird without the body being in shadow. Also, optimally you need the bird to be looking slightly towards you making eye contact, rather than away.

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    Thanks for the feedback. I always try to get the light behind me but in this situation I could not. I will check out PS about the canvas today.

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    Good advice by John. You could always place some natural perches close to your feeder and wait for the birds to land on them. This way you can control the light angle, BG, and distance for framing purposes. Keep it up!

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    Hi Zenon!

    Learning how to add a little canvas is a great skill to learn! Take a look around the forum and there are many references and examples on how to do it ... as well as Artie's and Robert O'Toole disks. In this example, you have a relatively easy background to work with, and it would be a walk-in-the-park.

    I agree that it might be stronger if the bird turned his head /eye a few more degrees towards you.

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    Thanks Everyone.

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