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High Perch

© Johnnie Ann Gaskill

High Perch

Uploaded: January 17, 2009

Description

Taken 1-16-09 at 4:07 p.m. from inside my house.
Camera: hand held, no flash, Canon 55-250 IS lens (set at 250 mm), shutter priority (Tv), 1/250, f/5.6, ISO set on auto (camera chose 400), matrix
Edited the image with Picasa 3: added fill light, used the soft focus tool 3 times to fade out the distracting limbs in the background, sharpened, cropped to 4x6. Wish I knew how to get an image that looks like this without having to do so much editing. Any suggestions from BP members will be much appreciated, since I'm so new to shooting with an SLR.
Contest: Animals (January 2009)
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 250.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

Comments

Judy V. Kennamer level-classic January 17, 2009

Beautiful capture of this little cutie Johnnie Ann! #1069487

Johnnie Ann Gaskill January 17, 2009

Thanks, Judy! He seemed to be looking right at me! #7045066

Kathy L. Clark January 18, 2009

Lovely capture Johnnie Ann. Such a pretty bird. #7048607

Johnnie Ann Gaskill January 18, 2009

Thanks, Kathy! He was all "fluffed up" because it was so very cold that day! #7048732

Hazel H. Cromer January 18, 2009

Great capture Johnnie. I believe the great way to get sooc DoF is to have lots of ground distance between you and subject and between subject and background. Then, the more you zoom in, the better the DoF like you are wanting. Hope this helps. #7048858

Johnnie Ann Gaskill January 18, 2009

You're right about that! And I had all those factors, but in the original photo the bare limbs on the trees at the edge of the yard looked strange, so I kept softening them with Picasa 3 to achieve a more "artistic" effect. Just wish I knew how to do that in camera, if there is a way. In this case, I don't think the camera would let me go lower than f/5.6. #7048884

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