Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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