I made this image from inside my house, at the bay window towards the cloudy ovc western exposure with my new Cannon EF100-400 f/4.5-5.6 IS. I was surprised by the sharpness given the slow shutter speed.
Cannon 30D
EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 (FL=170mm), 1/20th sec @ f/5.0 EV -.75, iso 400
added a bit more light in LR, added a little vibrance & saturation, cropped about 50% to improve composition, opended in PS, sharpened the eye, sized for the web, and sharpened.
hi bruce, wonder what this would look like vertical? i think it would be a stronger compo as there is a lot of blank canvas to the right of the bird. there seems to be a lot of noise in the bg also.
that's a great technique you have for shooting out the window!! i would not have known had not you said anything.
don't know why i didn't see the vertical here - and i just finished reading some of artie's composition tips in his new cd book. oh well, that's why i'm here! thanks to all for your comments and suggestions.
vertical crop looks super Bruce, did you go back to "original" uncropped file for the new crop?
I ask, as it it is considerably softer than first post....may need a little USM
Downy Woodpecker
