Kristina_Hansen

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Canon EOS REBEL T3

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 96/1

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Jun, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at Fireman's Park in Swastika, Ontario, Canada. The locals call it the "duck pond" simply because every spring the ducks come back and make this their home.

Time

It was about 3pm on July 21st, 2015. This shot actually caught me off guard as I was looking at something else to shoot when this guy decided to fly back into the pond.

Lighting

Simple natural lighting was used in this photo. No flash or other devices used or needed.

Equipment

This was shot with a Canon EOS Rebel T3, with an EF-S55-250mm telephoto lense. I did not use a tripod, flash or any other equipement.

Inspiration

This photo was simply pure luck! While I was looking at something else to take a picture of, this guy decided he was going to fly into the pond. I quickly snapped a shot, but thought that it wasn't good enough. I had always wanted to get a good shot of one of them flying in just because I knew with the right settings, and my good eye for detail the photo would look great, but was never quick enough at previous attempts. Plainly put, it was one of those shots I HAD to have.

Editing

Upon getting home to look at the photo's taken during this shoot, I was disappointed when I really looked at this picture. It seemed grainy, and I thought that the wing was too far to the edge of the frame. Really, the only thing I did here was crop the image. I took out alot of the unnecessairy water in the top of the photo, and got rid of the rocks at the bottom half.

In my camera bag

Being what I call an amature photographer, I certainly don't have much in my camera bag, nor do I have anything big and fancy as many other's. I have a simple Canon EOS Rebel T3, the 18-55mm Lens Kit, a 55-250mm Telephoto Lens, and a Canon EF 50mm. I also make sure to have my spare battery and charger, an ND Filter for those times when you simply need the "sunglasses". I also make sure my lens pen is in there for cleaning the lens if it's a windy day or something happens to get on the lens.

Feedback

The only advice I can think of is don't try and create it yourself. Wait and let the duck, or other bird naturally fly on their own. While waiting for this to happen can be time consuming and tedius, it will look far more natural than if you walked towards it, or near it and it flew away out of being scared.Yes, I tried, having my husband walk in the vicinity and my photo's never turned out and looked unnatural. Also, research on settings to use. I think I had my settings up a bit as I was trying to catch something else and just happened to get lucky catching this guy. Even then, I don't think my settings are up to par and this shot could have been better had I of known what settings to use. Also, don't be super picky about your photos like I am. I actually didn't like this photo more so because of the tall grass that's in the shot. I know it's apart of the surroundings, but for me it takes away from what I really wanted, which was the duck mid flight. To be perfectly honest, it almost got deleted even after I tinkered with it in post-processing. Instead, I kept it and bravely shared it. I actually thought this would have gone nowhere, people would have hated it, and some not so nice comments would be made. Instead, it's shocked me with where it's gone with the users of this site, and I'm glad to have kept it!

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