Really like the colors and the habitat is beautiful. The image frame is not balanced as you mentioned the left side is too tight. You can add canvas to the left as well, there is a thread in the Education Tutorial forum that walks you through the process. http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...nvas-made-easy
Not bad detail for a 1/320 shutter but the image is a tad soft. I assume this was HH was it low light and was flash an option.
I like the rear angle, the feet and tail feathers are interesting and offers a unique perspective. Good eye here, nice quiet serene mood. Thanks for sharing and keep em coming.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 11-18-2011 at 11:30 PM.
Thanks a lot Jeff for your comments.
Haven't gotten around to trying the canvas addition yet. But will surely give it a shot, sounds really interesting...just starting out with PS. Thanks for the link to the tutorial.
Yes it was shot HH in overcast conditions, in a small, gently rocking rowboat . Don't have a speedlight yet, would an on-camera flash (Canon T2i) be sufficient for the subject around 60 feet away?
This was the only one of the 10 odd shots where i was somewhat satisfied with the clarity (!) in the eye. May be, I need to keep practicing to get better at focusing to extract the best out of my walk-around lens.
-prasanna
Greetings. Brighter conditions would help with the focus allowing for higher ss and perhaps stopping down a bit (for dof). Looks to me like the back is more in focus so would need a bit more dof to include the neck & head. A more sideways angle preferably with the head angle slightly forward would shorten the requirement for dof to get both the body & head in focus. I would like to see more...
This is an interesting link regarding flash distance. As you might know, flash can be very technical but there is a common sense approach to it as well. For example, I have a 580 II Speedlight and a Better Beamer (BB) for use with my long lenses when I need extra flash reach. The BB is a great tool, it attaches to the hood of the flash and adds 2 to 2.5 stops to the flash output. This is where is can be very debatable but if you use ETTL and high synch flash you will boost the flash. Of course there is a high speed flash thread in the Educational Forum for you to read as well. Can the BB reach 60 feet yes, is there a trade off with higher shutter speeds yes. Basically, when you purchase an external flash (it is the season) and a BB let me know. The on-camera flash will not reach that distance, it is too diffused and made for close fill flash.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 11-19-2011 at 11:19 PM.
Thanks Michael for your comments. Yes, i too wish i had the eye in focus than the body, but the bird started to get a little restless as our boat closed in and moved its head a lot looking all over (and finally took the plunge to get away from us). So i tried the shot with focus on the stiller part! Should've closed down the aperture to f/8 or so.
Pretty useful piece of info about flash reach with extenders Jeff. Thanks. I have seen the BB in action on fellow photographers' cameras but didn't know these details. Also with the built-in flash, i don't know of a way to set a faster shutter speed than the sync speed.
When high speed synch is not enabled the camera will not let the flash go above a certain speed for example 1/250. In this case the flash is controlling the camera - this is usually a setup option on the flash. Of course, enabling HSS allows the shutter speed to be set where you want. One must realize that the faster the shutter the smaller the amount of light hitting the sensor. Some times I have increased the ISO and left the flash as is to get more light in the frame.
There is an interesting article on flash in "Popular Photography" this month (Dec) page 42, made me think of you. it is nothing that you do not already know just puts things in perspective regarding flash fall-off. Basically flash falls off as the square of the distance. In other words, if you move twice as far away from your subject you get only one-quarter the light. Triple your distance and you get only one ninth the illumination. Solutions, you can concentrate the light for example using the BB to get additional reach. Also, turn up the ISO and for some cameras a night shooting mode. Flash is an interesting subject. I plan to discuss the difference between TTL and manual one of these days.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 11-21-2011 at 02:31 PM.
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. Don't have a speedlight yet, would an on-camera flash (Canon T2i) be sufficient for the subject around 60 feet away?
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