Cignet Feeding 2

LoopyLou · #1 (**permalink**) 18-02-2008, 19:32

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Another go at trying composition, but with a view to getting a more close-up feel to the swan. It was slightly more shaded around this side of the lake which helped with the lighting and colouring of the water.

**Photo Phil** · #2 (**permalink**) 18-02-2008, 20:55

Hi Lorraine,
just a small amount of fill in flash would add catchlights to the eyes and eliminate those intruding shadows. If you are not too confident with how much to add I am sure that the D40X exposure meter would give a good reading and allow the right amount for you.
Regards....Phil

Josie · #3 (**permalink**) 19-02-2008, 02:03

I really like how you've captured the droplets of water on the swan, nicely focused head and neck shot.. Josie

Hippy-Di · #4 (**permalink**) 19-02-2008, 07:21

Hi Lorraine....I really like the composition, the whole pic is very well balanced. I too like the droplets....good job!

Diane

LoopyLou · #5 (**permalink**) 19-02-2008, 19:31

Thanks Diane & Josie for viewing and the great comments.

Phil - thanks for the tips and comments, question, er... fill in flash??? er.... exposure meter???? Not sure where i'd find them lol Can i have a map of directions please

cyclone · #6 (**permalink**) 19-02-2008, 20:34

Haha Lorraine, everybody is here to learn and you will from Phil's advice.
Fill flash is used to drop some light into the shadows and dark areas in a photo. Sometimes you may notice the flash indicator in the viewfinder blinking, this indicates the camera thinks you should use the flash as it has detected big contrast.
To use it is pretty difficult, press the flash button, done lol. As long as you haven't changed anything in your menu the flash meter will work without input from you, so just fire away.

I can't tell from the EXIF data what mode you were shooting in, your shutter speed was 1/500s, your flash only works at 1/200s and slower, the good news is that the camera will take care of this automatically aswell, just check for overexposure on your first shot by using the highlight review screen and/or the histogram screen.