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Ovenbird

Ovenbird in its home, built between a wireless Internet antenna and a sealed box containing fiber converter and switch.

Ovenbird in its home, built between a wireless Internet antenna and a sealed box containing fiber converter and switch.
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NIKON D90

Aperture f/14.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200

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Jan, 2013

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken on a sunday, in Farroupilha Park, the most important park of Porto Alegre City, Brazil. I was working on a photo book and my deadline was pretty close, so I took the sunday to shoot several places and themes, intensively.

Time

It was around noon, on a very hot and sunny day.

Lighting

Nothing special about lighting, except the fact that I used a polarizing filter to dark the blue sky.

Equipment

This was shot on a Nikon D90, with a 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. For this shot, I set 1/200 seg and ISO 200 in shutter-priority mode, and the camera gave me f/14. I used a polarizing filter.

Inspiration

I was working on a photo book to show technology available in Porto Alegre City. It was a job for the company which is responsible for all data processing and public technology solutions of this town. I wanted to show technology integrated in nature, and I already knew about this birdâ€™s house, built between a wireless Internet antenna and a sealed box containing fiber converter and switch. I just had to wait for the bird to come home. Lucky me, it took no more than 20 minutes to see the bird coming home to a pit-stop. I prepared the camera and started shooting, but when the bird turned forward and looked in my direction, I knew: thatâ€™s it. I like to think that I captured how confident and comfortable the bird was feeling about this house.

Editing

I shoot in raw, so post-processing is a need. I always use lightroom and start by trying out the effects of different levels of HDR. After this, I do the fine adjustments in exposure, saturation and vibration. For this image, no other filters were necessary.

In my camera bag

My kit is a Nikon D90 with a 18-105mm, a 10-24mm and a 55-300mm lenses. All lenses are protected with a UV filter. I also have a polarising filter for each lens. Depending on the kind of photo, I also carry a SB-900 Flash unit and/or a heavy tripod.

Feedback

As Ansel Adams said, â€œa great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographedâ€. We never know if the way we feel about a photo will be the same for the public. So, I always choose shooting with my heart. Itâ€™s a kind of a magical moment when I feel that my click captures the essence of the moment. And the essence of this shot was a combination of story, composition and the birdâ€™s expression. That simple :-).

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Ovenbird

Ovenbird in its home, built between a wireless Internet antenna and a sealed box containing fiber converter and switch.

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