{"id":857,"date":"2010-06-17T20:07:13","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T19:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/?p=857"},"modified":"2010-06-17T20:07:13","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T19:07:13","slug":"swans-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/archives\/857","title":{"rendered":"Swans in the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

“It’s such a beautiful day, I think I’ll walk.” Actually, I went to the canal to feed the swans. I took my camera, to practice taking photos without looking through the viewfinder.<\/p>\n

\nAs I was trying to take a photo of a swan taking bread out of my hand, a man walked past with two small dogs. Here is one. Behind are some other people enjoying the sun, and behind them is a hospital.
\n\"As<\/p>\n

\nA swan pulling bread from my hand. Taking photos directly into the sun is quite tricky. For all these photos, to stop too much of the swans being “blown out” white, I turned the exposure compensation down a notch.
\n\"A<\/p>\n

\nAiming a 50mm lens without looking through the viewfinder is really tricky, but I got some good shots. I decided to process them to look like greetings cards.
\n\"Aiming<\/p>\n

\nIncreasing exposure? Check. Boosting vibrance and saturation? Check. Decreasing clarity? Check. Over the top vignetting? Check!
\n\"Increasing<\/p>\n

\nThis one is taken without holding the camera five centimeters from the water.
\n\"This<\/p>\n

\nThis one is my favorite.
\n\"This<\/p>\n

\nI discovered a great way to know if the swan is in the center of the frame. I looked at the automatic shutter speed readout on the LCD. When it read “1\/600” I knew it was pointing at something dark, like the water or trees. When it said “1\/3200” I knew it was pointing at something bright, like a swan in the sunlight. I’m going to use this trick in the future if the subject the right contrast.<\/p>\n

\nAlso, I discovered that ND filters would be a really cool tool for photographing anything in weather like today, using a 50mm prime lens. That’s a project and a lesson for another day.<\/p>\n

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