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on the nose
 
Shot that bird right on the nose


 
        Technical Info
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lens   :   300mm f2.8 with 2x extender
 exposure   :   f8 1/250th sec
film   :   E6 100asa
flash   :   none
support   :   handheld
                              Photo Notes
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Not quite the perfect shutter speed to get the car frozen, but for web reproduction it's still good enough. Light in houston was shifting from cloud to cloud, and I found myself more metering the light than aiming at cars. I meter the light off the pavement - usually a good gray card substitute, then I shoot manual exposure, since black cars or white cars tend to fool the best auto exposure when you shoot this tight. Shutter speed is the critical issue - 500th may make slow cars look parked, 250th can cause motion blur. This image is in between. Not having space for a monopod didn't help either.



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