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Very nice, Sidharth, like the low angle, head-on pose, and worm is a great touch. Great BG and dof works well. Just wish for a little more distinction of bill, but may not be possible.
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Excellent shot, I really like the angle the image is taken from, one messy little fella isn't he?
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I really like this image. I like the BG and the bit of flash looks good. Worm is great as is the direct gaze. Really like the muddy legs,
Gail
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Excellent action captured.Shadow of the worm has enhanced the the beauty of image.Loved the every bit of pixel.
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I like the low angle this is shot from. I like the color transition in the bg and the action between the bird and the worm. The worm looks like it is literally holding on for dear life.
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Hi Sid, great head on capture, and you lined the angle up perfectly. Love the 'stretched' worm, muddy legs, and the bird is tack sharp where it counts. Killer BG, although I would take a touch off the top. Did you shoot this vertical? Cheers.
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Thank you all. Appreciate the feedback.
Stu, if I remember right, this is cropped from the sides from an original horizontal. I'll confirm when I get home.
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Worm and low angle are making a big difference. loved the head-on pose as well. excellent flash work. Well done on all counts.
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Excellent pose, details and eye contact.
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Wonderful low angle, love the head on pose, great timing on the worm.
Well done.
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What a lovely shot, Looks like you managed to get even lower than the bird's eye level Sid. I love the way you used the flash and still didnt get a harsh shadow of the worm on the bird's chest.
If you dont mind sharing, Which Flash do you use ? what were your camera settings for the flash and Flash setting it self?
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Hi Amol, thanks for stopping by and for the kind words.
I use the Canon 580EXII (typically with a better beamer, but I don't think I did in this case)
I don't think the complete flash settings are saved in the EXIF data, so I'll be guessing here.
I'm quite sure that I used the flash in the manual mode, 50ft. I'm guessing the power was at 1/16th.
I metered the scene, under exposed in the camera just a bit to darken the bg and lightly added some fill flash.
Here's an example of a similar approach where I used the flash in e-ttl mode instead.
In all honesty, I don't get to use the flash too often, and when I do, I take a couple shots, check the results and adjust as necessary.
Experimenting is always fun.
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What an awesome image. Love the low angle and the head on pose. I would also take a bit off from the top. Congratulations.
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Wow, a great image. Lovely BG. The food in the beak to made the image to something extra. I would have taken a bit of the top of the image. But it was a great image
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