kristianbennett_6536

Death Stare

NIKON D5100

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 360 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 2000/10

upload_date

Aug, 2016

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Outstanding Creativity

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Superb Composition

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Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois.

Time

I took this picture around noon, this timing was perfect becuase most of the zoogoers were eating lunch so I had a prime opportunity to get close to the enclosure.

Lighting

Since the picture was taken around noon, the sun was straight overhead. I feel like this was the best position to give good detail to the shot. As seen in the picture the leapords head and back is illuminated and its body is shadowed. Also the way the enclosure was set up allowed for the walls to have shade and this gives depth to the picture even though only rhe leapord is in focus.

Equipment

For this photo I used my Nikon D5100, with a 55-300mm lense. I took the shot at a focal length of 200mm, a shutter speed if 1/500, an aperature of f/5.6, and ISO of 360

Inspiration

I had gone to the zoo in order to practice takingg some wildlife photography but the animals and crowds were not very conducive to getting decent pictures. So during lunch i was walking around and this leapord was walking around and staring at some birds that were outside of its enclosure. I could not pass on the opportunity to take a picture of it while it was pausing to look at the birds.

Editing

I tried to do some, but anything I did made it look less natural so I ended up just using the photo as taken.

In my camera bag

I always carry my Nikon D5100 with me wherever I go. Usually I have a 50mm prime lense on my camera and my 55-300mm kit lense on standby. Lately I have been carrying an old Nikon 55mm macro lens, that I can break out when I want to do some close up shots. I always carry 3 batteries that I rotate out. I dont currently have a tripod so I have been using what I can find at a location like rocks or trees and my wired remote shutter button.

Feedback

I think the best advice I could give is to one try and shoot as many pictures as you can and two just let it happen. It is next to impossible to make animals do things and if they aren't into it move on to another one. There are so many animals out there to see that you should just keep moving because you will never know what you see. Also most animals don't like to sit still for very long and you never know what they are going to do, so if you take more pictures you might be able catch a little bit of character or something neat that the animal is doing.

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Death Stare

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