Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great shot! Perfect with the slow exposure and patient photographer. Jim Shulman Wynnewood, PA When whippoorwills call And evening is nigh I hurry to my Blue Heron -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:40 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Great Blue Heron I really like the effect. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:35 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>wrote: > The local fish hatchery's resident Great Blue Heron has been very > cooperative but the backgrounds and lighting have not been. Yesterday I > tried unusual (for me) technique: > > I used a tripod > I used the camera's base ISO > I stopped the lens down to f/19 > I used rubber muck boots > I used mirror pre-release and self timer > I used a 1/2 sec shutter speed. > > There were 2 ideas behind the 1/2 sec shutter speed. First, I wanted to > reduce the contrast of the flowing water, and second, I wanted to contrast > the heron's motionlessness with the flowing water. The rubber muck boots > were so I could stand in the stream without soaking my feet. I did this to > get a jumble of rocks out of the background. > > What do you think? (klicken Sie the Picture to embiggen the Pixels) > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/gbhero04big.jpg > > R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO > > All comments and critique welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information