Bird On a Wire* by Canon DSLR Challenge

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17-JAN-2006	Michael Kilpatrick

Bird On a Wire*

By Leonard Cohen
This is a composite.
The data displayed here is for the sunset.
The image of the bird was taken on 15th Jan 2006, with the same camera.

Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC IF ASP
1/100s f/8.0 at 26.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	17-Jan-2006 19:52:27
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	26 mm
Exposure Time	1/100 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Michael Kilpatrick		24-Jan-2006 07:19
Thanks for the suggestion Adam. I had kept the layered file, so it wasn't hard to rotate the bird and wire (which hadn't previously occurred to me, I had always envisaged it with this composition). I tried it with the wire horizontal and close to the bottom of the image, also with the wire sloping in the opposite direction. Each had its merits, but the wire got lost in the clutter of the clouds, which I didn't like, so I think this is it, for good or bad. Regards Michael

Guest		23-Jan-2006 11:30
Yes - I like this. SIMPLE IS GOOD. My only thought though is that it is uni-directional, how hard would it be to try and get the wire going against the grain of the cloud?

Michael Kilpatrick		23-Jan-2006 09:54
Thanks Andy and Traveller. This was a planned image almost from when this challenge was announced, but I'm a bit disappointed with the result and nearly didn't post it. I think a softer, less busy sunset would have been better, but this was the only possible candidate nature provided during the challenge period. Cheers Michael

Canon DSLR Challenge		23-Jan-2006 08:02
Simple Composites are best....lol. Nicely Done! Best Wishes, Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge		22-Jan-2006 07:45
Great sky and composition Michael. Andy