At Kings Park - Perth

chngpe01 · 3rd November 2003

Spotted a Pacific Black Duck with its duckling at Kings Park - Perth.

Cheers

arikevin · 3rd November 2003

that's really cool shot. how do you blur the background?

chngpe01 · 4th November 2003

Basically, 2 ways of doing it. 1. Use bigger aperture eg. f2.8, but pics may not be that sharp all round ie the duckling may be soft.. Another way which in this case is to choose a background ie. move around the subject and scan the background. This case the background is the green a pond behind, make sure no reflection (I prone down) and the background must not be too near or else details of it will come out. Hope it helps.

Thanks for viewing. Cheers

erwinx · 6th November 2003

i like the first pic a lot, the positioning of the adult and the duckling 'balance' each other well and of course, so cute

Garion · 6th November 2003

Excellent shots Peng Eik, the background, composition and detail are tops.

I like the first pic especially. Really enjoy your pics, keep posting 'em!

PhooQ · 6th November 2003

They are very nice!

Lion king · 6th November 2003

Look at the intensity of the stares in the first pic. Seems to saying "DON'T MUCK WITH ME!!"
Great capture with a nice BG, Peng Eik

azone · 6th November 2003

Wow.. the 1st pic is simply brilliant! The 2nd pic is a little too tightly framed, but still good!

chngpe01 · 6th November 2003

Thanks erwinx, Garion, PhooQ and LionKing. Thanks azone will take note of the point on the cropping.

Cheers

taneks · 7th November 2003

great shots....what camera and lens are you using?

Steven

3rd November 2003	#1
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,460	At Kings Park - Perth Spotted a Pacific Black Duck with its duckling at Kings Park - Perth. Cheers __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

4th November 2003	#3
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,460	Basically, 2 ways of doing it. 1. Use bigger aperture eg. f2.8, but pics may not be that sharp all round ie the duckling may be soft.. Another way which in this case is to choose a background ie. move around the subject and scan the background. This case the background is the green a pond behind, make sure no reflection (I prone down) and the background must not be too near or else details of it will come out. Hope it helps. Thanks for viewing. Cheers __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

6th November 2003	#5
Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,512	Excellent shots Peng Eik, the background, composition and detail are tops. I like the first pic especially. Really enjoy your pics, keep posting 'em! __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

6th November 2003	#9
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,460	Thanks erwinx, Garion, PhooQ and LionKing. Thanks azone will take note of the point on the cropping. Cheers __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

3rd November 2003	#2
arikevin Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Teck Whye Lane Posts: 657	that's really cool shot. how do you blur the background?

6th November 2003	#4
erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	i like the first pic a lot, the positioning of the adult and the duckling 'balance' each other well and of course, so cute

6th November 2003	#6
PhooQ Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 137	They are very nice!

6th November 2003	#7
Lion king Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 518	Look at the intensity of the stares in the first pic. Seems to saying "DON'T MUCK WITH ME!!" Great capture with a nice BG, Peng Eik

6th November 2003	#8
azone Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,431	Wow.. the 1st pic is simply brilliant! The 2nd pic is a little too tightly framed, but still good!

7th November 2003	#10
taneks New Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 44	great shots....what camera and lens are you using? Steven