Buck silhouette


Posted by robert hasty on Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:17 am

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Well, i had a few really nice silhouette shots of this buck on the hill, the few i really liked were ruined due to the fact i didnt have a cable release. Yes, i just bought one today finally. There were also a few from last week ruined because of the delay in purchasing one. I think ive learned my lesson :wink: That is, a self timer is no good for shooting deer, and no matter how careful you are when pressing the shutter button down on camera, theres camera shake. Atleast when you've had a couple cups of coffee in ya :D This ones a just o.k imo, curious on your thoughts!

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:57 pm
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More than just OK Robert, I like this a lot. The sky is gorgeous and the silhouette works really well.

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by Lillian Roberts on Tue Sep 02, 2003 5:01 pm
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Robert, nice color and composition! I would prefer the buck in a stance that better displays his shape. I have to work a bit to know what I'm seeing here, which gives it less impact than it might have had.

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by Rich S on Tue Sep 02, 2003 5:11 pm
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Sky is great and I love the idea of the buck in silhouette. Like Lillian I wish the head were turned so you had a better view of his rack. What shutter speed were you using? I would think that the timer would take care of the camera shake but that mirror lock-up (or the slap of the mirror) would be the more likely problem, especially if the shutter speed is about 1/15th. And in that case, cable release won't help unless you use the mirror lock feature as well.

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by robert hasty on Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:41 pm
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Thanks all!!

This was shot at 5.6 and 1/8th of a second. Im pretty sure i didnt use the timer for this one, just took it without a c-release. Something i still need to learn is how to read my histogram with my new(ish) 10d.

Lillian, i agree. Had another that was closer up and postioned better in the frame but has this weird halo around it. Maybe ill post that one later to see what you guys think about it. Yeah, i think i might just do that :D

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by Steve Sage on Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:48 pm
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Very nice Robert.
I'm not sure how much the cable release will help here. Mirror lock up will definately inprove sharpness at this shutter speed. Resting your arm on the lens should also help if you read articles about long lens technique. I've found if I use multi-frame mode and shoot a few frames one is much sharper than then others. The self timer would surely be very frustrating.
Nice overall effect in this image. Looks like you shook the shake problem on this one.
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by Dennis Olivero on Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:49 pm
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Robert your WTD pictures keeping getting better and better. As mentioned above, I really wish your subject would have given slightly more of a profile making it obvious and rapid to make the ID. I think it would be slightly better if you moved the subject to the right so he is looking up hill and to the left. I really like the sky and use of colors here.. way to go.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:28 am
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Very cool - I really like this type of shot. Cropping a bit off the top and off the right would make it even better in my opinion.
 

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