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Sedge Warbler.

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6 replies
Posted by Stuart McCrae on August 25, 2007 at 11:54 AM
This was a taken a few months back at my local lake,this just popped up as I was stood watching a grebe out on the water.

Stu.

400d + 100-400L.

BG blurred in ps.

Focal length: 400.0mm
Exposure time: 1/400
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv.: 400
Exposure bias: -0.67
Posted by Brian McGeough on August 25, 2007 at 2:06 PM
nice pic, good ps work :toast:

Brian
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 25, 2007 at 2:36 PM
Hi Stuart,
Nice shot :toast:

Regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Rob Howard on August 25, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Hi Stu,

A nice image. BG is not to bad but is to obvious bottom right hand corner. Other than that a nice image.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Sean Bolton on August 25, 2007 at 6:55 PM
Hi Stuart

A nice image, good composition. Background blur is a good idea but just needs to be applied a bit more accurately as observed by Rob. It's a technique I often use in portraits when I can't get the DOF I would like and need to deemphasise the background. Nicely used here.

cheers

Sean
Posted by Andy Astbury on August 26, 2007 at 3:58 AM
Stuart - nice image overall :toast:

To do the background properly you need to learn layer masking (something I'm still trying to get my head around) - there's some great tute links on both NPN and Naturescapes
Posted by Alan Woolnough on August 26, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Very nice Stu!

Love the spring-like vibrancy, and a good clean view through the grass/sedge :toast:

Alan