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Posted by Greg Downing on Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:10 pm

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by Greg Downing on Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:10 pm
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Juan E. Bahamon wrote:Greg wrote:

The above shot was made using flash as the main source of light, underexposing the background (ambient) by two stops. I chose to do this in order to darken the background and increase subject separation from it, as well as to provide better illumination of the birds particularly on the heads and eyes. The increased aperture also allowed me to gain enough DOF to ensure everything was in focus.

Should be decreased

Thanks for the lesson.
Juan, technically the aperture was decreased, meaning the size of the opening, but the aperture value (number) was increased, which is what I was referring to. Sorry for the confusion.
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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:37 am
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What a difference between the two images! Thanks so much for the educational post. :)
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:48 pm
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Alan Murphy wrote:Its not a rock, its a stone, a firestone :)

This is technical bird photography at its finest.
:lol: :lol: 8) :D
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