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| Backyard Wildlife |
Camera: Nikon D5100
Lens: Nikon AF-S 55-300mm ED VR Zoom F-Stop: f/5/6 Exposure: 1/500 sec ISO: 3200 Exposure Bias: -0.3 Focal length: 300mm (35mm = 450mm) Max aperture: 5 Metering: CWA Photoshop: Curves adjusted to brighten for printing |
Assignment: Depth of Field Control
I think I like this photo because he (she?) appears to be looking at me (ok, he is looking at me). From a technical perspective, I like the back lighting - especially on the tail, the translucence in the ear, and the catch light in the eye. Also, I think the bushes and weeds in the background are nicely blurred by that wide open aperture. Still, the tuft of grass in the right foreground is annoying, and a faster lens would have let me blur out the shorter grass in the foreground, making this little guy stand out even more. All in all, I like it. And even though it is cropped over 50%, the non-web version of this photo will print nicely to about 11x16.
I think I like this photo because he (she?) appears to be looking at me (ok, he is looking at me). From a technical perspective, I like the back lighting - especially on the tail, the translucence in the ear, and the catch light in the eye. Also, I think the bushes and weeds in the background are nicely blurred by that wide open aperture. Still, the tuft of grass in the right foreground is annoying, and a faster lens would have let me blur out the shorter grass in the foreground, making this little guy stand out even more. All in all, I like it. And even though it is cropped over 50%, the non-web version of this photo will print nicely to about 11x16.
