Gallery: AvianPosted November 9, 20053,237 views23 comments
Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 180mm f3.5 EX APO Macro HSM, 1/400 f3.5, iso 800, RAW.
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23 comments
Comment posted by chris hajee on November 9, 2005 at 6:15 PM
beautiful Juza, tack sharp and beautiful collours
Registered on January 18, 2005, 179 Posts, 2384 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Garber on November 9, 2005 at 6:38 PM
Very Nice!
the angle and the light are perfect!
Registered on November 17, 2003, 704 Posts, 3535 Comments
Comment posted by Josh Anderson on November 9, 2005 at 8:36 PM
Hey Juza,
I love the low angle. I would have never guessed that you would have had so much dof with the f3.5.
Beautiful shot!
Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Royse on November 9, 2005 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 218 Posts, 2427 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Steele on November 9, 2005 at 10:06 PM
Juza, is your camera OK? You surely must have been nearly underwater when you shot this guy. I absolutely love the perspective here. For those of you who tire of listening to some of us 'rant' on shooting at a lower angle, this is why!! The intimacy of a photo like this takes it way beyond just another duck photo. Stunning!!!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments
Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on November 9, 2005 at 10:24 PM
Way to go, Juza!!!
Registered on February 17, 2004, 166 Posts, 3390 Comments
Comment posted by Pei-hsin Hsu on November 9, 2005 at 10:41 PM
Beautiful!
The perspective made this portrait riveting.
Registered on January 1, 2004, 21 Posts, 196 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Lego on November 10, 2005 at 12:18 AM
What colors!
Registered on April 20, 2005, 63 Posts, 143 Comments
Comment posted by PhilH on November 10, 2005 at 4:00 AM
Stunning shot.... and with a 180 as well....
Gotta love that low angle (hope you didn't have a battery grip on
Registered on December 31, 2004, 51 Posts, 281 Comments
Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on November 10, 2005 at 5:54 AM
Very nice Juza! Love everything about it
Registered on March 15, 2005, 114 Posts, 2639 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on November 10, 2005 at 7:09 AM
Thanks everyone for the kind comments!
Josh wrote:
I would have never guessed that you would have had so much dof with the f3.5.
If the subject is nearly parallel to sensor plane, you don't need a small aperture...I've taken the majority of ducks photos at f3.5 - f4 - f4.5, and the DOF is more than enough to have the most important parts of the bird in sharp focus. Sometimes the tail is a slightly OOF, but it does not detract much IMHO :-)
Regarding the low angle:
The camera was placed directly on the ground...it is not the most comfortable way to shoot but it is funny and I love the super low perspective
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Rajan Desai on November 10, 2005 at 8:58 AM
What a wonderful duck Juza.. Thanks for showing.
I am always amazed at the angle and clarity of your shots...
Cheers,
-RD
Registered on March 25, 2005, 32 Posts, 395 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Danzenbaker on November 10, 2005 at 10:51 AM
What everyone else said.
A truly beautiful shot of a great (and threatened) species.
Registered on December 2, 2003, 40 Posts, 791 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Grey on November 12, 2005 at 10:59 PM
A great picture, Juza!
Did you use an angle finder?
Registered on December 2, 2003, 144 Posts, 2069 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on November 13, 2005 at 3:35 AM
Hi Tom,
Did you use an angle finder?
No, I don't have it, but it would have been really useful!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Backlund on November 13, 2005 at 11:11 PM
I don't see how it would be possible to make this any better.
Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments
Comment posted by Andres M. Domingue on November 14, 2005 at 3:27 PM
I seem to be to the same height, likes this image
Registered on October 29, 2005, 43 Posts, 181 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 15, 2005 at 10:27 PM
beautiful shot, and incredibly sharp! Very well done!
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by richard ettlinger on November 15, 2005 at 10:51 PM
Simply amazing!!!
Registered on June 17, 2004, 377 Posts, 1565 Comments
Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on November 16, 2005 at 8:35 AM
Excellent, Juza!!
Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on November 18, 2005 at 6:08 AM
Beautiful detail. Congratulations.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by Kirk Greene on November 20, 2005 at 8:13 PM
WOW. Getting down on the ground really makes this incredible!
Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on November 23, 2005 at 12:42 AM
Missed this somehow in regular time - fantastic image, Juza!
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comments
23 commentsthe angle and the light are perfect!
I love the low angle. I would have never guessed that you would have had so much dof with the f3.5.
Beautiful shot!
The perspective made this portrait riveting.
Gotta love that low angle (hope you didn't have a battery grip on
If the subject is nearly parallel to sensor plane, you don't need a small aperture...I've taken the majority of ducks photos at f3.5 - f4 - f4.5, and the DOF is more than enough to have the most important parts of the bird in sharp focus. Sometimes the tail is a slightly OOF, but it does not detract much IMHO :-)
Regarding the low angle:
The camera was placed directly on the ground...it is not the most comfortable way to shoot but it is funny and I love the super low perspective
I am always amazed at the angle and clarity of your shots...
Cheers,
-RD
A truly beautiful shot of a great (and threatened) species.
Did you use an angle finder?
No, I don't have it, but it would have been really useful!