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22-JAN-2006 Garrett Lau

Hawk *

California

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/640s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time22-Jan-2006 17:00:17
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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alexeig29-Jan-2006 18:57
Beautiful color, DOF, curved trunk
Garrett Lau27-Jan-2006 06:52
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I used ISO 800 to get the shutter speed necessary to handhold this lens at 400mm.
Guest 27-Jan-2006 03:34
Great picture.

The high ISO was most likely because of the long lens and he wanted to reduce any shake.
Guest 26-Jan-2006 14:38
I love the composition here, but wondering why such a high ISO? I think it added to the graininess of this and didn't really help in the capture. It seems to be pretty bright out. However, I know when you are that far away from the subject, you do what you can. Love that tree thing he's perched on! :)
ctfchallenge26-Jan-2006 02:49
I don't necessarily see any blown areas of this image, and see the far pastel hill in the background. I would probably have used some layers to make the tree and hawk stand out more against the fair background, and add some contrast. I like the composition as my eye is drawn to the hawk even with the background!!! Good capture Garrett. jano
Garrett Lau25-Jan-2006 05:26
Thanks for the comments. I positioned myself so that the hawk would be surrounded by as much of the bright green as possible.

Canoneer, you need to adjust your monitor according to the grayscale ramp on the gallery page. If you do, there should be no blown out areas in this image, and you should even see a faint, pinkish mountain in the background above the hawk. Maybe I should have darkened the background, but I didn't want to ruin the bright green.
Guest 24-Jan-2006 10:48
And i Like it but the highligts seem too highlighted for me...at least in my screen...
~Canoneer
Rod 24-Jan-2006 10:17
Very nice shot Garrett with a very unusual background colouring. I think people will either like it or dislike it................I like it:-)