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29-APR-2005

32061 Cattle Egret

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
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Date/Time29-Apr-2005 08:47:57
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality (6)
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Cliff18-Jan-2007 19:23
Fantastic, I love the punk hairstyle. Beautifully exposed shot.
Pierre Schneider06-Jan-2007 23:03
Another good one !
Raul Quinones27-Jul-2006 02:44
Excellent picture.
lou_rozensteins06-Nov-2005 23:28
Excellent shot .... great expression.
Bruce Johnson 27-May-2005 19:40
IM very impressed with your work--i will be in st augustine the 10th of june through to the 15th. Looking foreward to photography at the farm-you sure have inspired me--any tips to help me would be appreciated.
Tim Rucci02-May-2005 02:32
Hi Michelle, and thanks for your comment. I stooped down and shot the bird looking a little upward, so that the tree branch the bird was standing in was below the photo. That way, the more distant background (trees which were still in the shade) looked very dark. Then I used a nearly wide open aperture (f5.6) so the depth of field would be shallow, making the background look like a blur. This is just the effect I was looking for, and luckily the bird stayed there long enough for me to get the shot composed that way. The soft early morning sunlight on the right side of the bird helped a lot to highlight the spiked feathers without blowing out the detail.
Guest 01-May-2005 15:53
How did you get everything so dark around this bird? It is unreal how evey hair stands out in detail...wonderful work.
michelle