Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ich habe the picture geclickt. Great detail! >The local fish hatchery's resident Great Blue Heron has been very >cooperative but the backgrounds and lighting have not been. >Yesterday I tried unusual (for me) technique: > >I used a tripod >I used the camera's base ISO >I stopped the lens down to f/19 >I used rubber muck boots >I used mirror pre-release and self timer >I used a 1/2 sec shutter speed. > >There were 2 ideas behind the 1/2 sec shutter speed. First, I >wanted to reduce the contrast of the flowing water, and second, I >wanted to contrast the heron's motionlessness with the flowing >water. The rubber muck boots were so I could stand in the stream >without soaking my feet. I did this to get a jumble of rocks out of >the background. > >What do you think? (klicken Sie the Picture to embiggen the Pixels) > >http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/gbhero04big.jpg > >R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO > >All comments and critique welcome. > >Doug Herr >Birdman of Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will pee on your computer!