#1 Standing for Portrait

© Bunny Snow

#1 Standing for Portrait

Uploaded: March 22, 2010

Description

Camera raw image
2010 March 22, 18:53:53 p.m.
f5.6@1/400 Sec., ISO 2000, partial metering
Focal length 420.0 mm (300.0mm f4L plus extender)
Flash On; Off camera shoe2 cord.
Manual focus and metering
Tripod, Remote.
Took a suggestion to focus manually on edge of feeder to capture birds as they fly-in. But, I just did not have enough light to capture birds in flight. So I stood behind the camera holding the flash in one hand and the remote in the other. The blue jay kept his eye on me; fascinated.

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Bokeh plug-in and Noise Ninja added after masking with pen tool.

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 2000, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 420.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Kathy Salerni level-classic March 22, 2010

What a beautiful blue jay capture, Bunny! Awesome! #1251126

Bunny Snow March 23, 2010

Thank you, Kathy for your kind comments. #8474673

Bunny Snow April 04, 2010

Thank you, Doug, and thank you for visiting my gallery. #8509369

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