Peek-a-boo I see You

Posted by phurd on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:29 am

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I know, why the tree trunk here. I did get a full body shot of him, but what I liked about this shot was the bird was hiding behind this tree trunk.
He he would pop out to see what I was doing then right back. Sometimes just his head would peak around and others about half the body. This went on for 20 minutes. A small crab was climbing up the side of the tree, and he finally jumped out to catch it. Notice the iris, from the light side to the dark side.

300mm
1/250 sec, f/14
ISO: 400
Flash: On

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by Juli Wilcox on Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:07 am

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Yes, interesting size difference in the eyes. I feel the tree trunk and overexposure of the bird reduce the impact somewhat. You might consider cropping in a bit tighter. Any time there is a large expanse of oof area closer to the viewer such as the trunk, that will be the area that tends to draw focus, especially if it is lighter. Is there a particular reason you used f/14?

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by KK Hui on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:54 am

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I like the story, Pat!
A good behavior shot ... :roll:

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by phurd on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:08 am

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Juli Wilcox wrote:Is there a particular reason you used f/14?

Hi Juli, there was no real reason for the f/14. What I was doing this day, was trying to find a subject and shot at various settings, with flash and without, different f stops, and so on. Then compare them later to see what the results would be. This started because I have doing some readings and trying to work on my skills, so lots of experiments. One reason I like this site, great input from everyone, and for a newbee at this, I cannot say how much I have learned.

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:18 am