Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Planning sure pays off! Beautiful image! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org>; "LEG" <leica at freelists.org>; "LeicaReflex" <leicareflex at freelists.org> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 3:05 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Great Blue Heron > 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 > >