Free Choice Photos - Tyler Adres 2/13

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(f/7.1, 1/400, 400 mm)

(f/6.3, 1/400, 349 mm)

(f/7.1, 1/400, 400 mm)

(f/5, 1/500, 263 mm)

These photos were taken during our field trip towards Blaine last Thursday. I believe these photos were the best I have taken so far; this was my first time working with an extended lens. I was fascinated by the birds that we saw during this trip, but I had many problems trying to photograph them.
One of the main issues I had was trying to get the exposures correct when shooting these photographs. The first few photos I took were overexposed, it was difficult to get the correct exposures during this harsh light. I ended up taking a lot of photos on automatic, but made sure to go beyond this setting- to learn from my mistakes. I also had difficulties with stabilization. I noticed that when I zoomed in all the way, it made my arms shaky, ending up with blurred photos. Image stabilization made this problem minimal, but there was still some struggle. Furthermore, when zoomed all the way in, I would sometimes lose my subject due to the zoomed frame. If a bird was flying quickly, I would frequently lose the subject and miss the shot.
With the four photos I chose to share with the class, I believe I did well framing them, as well as playing with the blur. I have strong focal points and have a good sense of placing my subjects in the correct spots for the composition. But of course, there is lots to learn when taking pictures of nature. I enjoyed this field trip because it taught me a lot on photo composition, and how to expose properly in harsh light. I also learned a lot about different lenses. 

 

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