Steve's Class #1

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By: Steve Kaufman
Copyright ©2001

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Photographer	Steve Kaufman {Karma:2748}
Project	N/A	Camera Model	F5
Categories		Film Format
Portfolio	Wildlife	Lens	500
Uploaded	7/25/2001	Film / Memory Type	E100VS
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About	This juvenile northern hawk owl isn't that attractive of a bird, but I wanted to post these images to show how dramatically one can change the background in a long telephoto shot by moving just a few feet. When you use long telephotos, people tend to concentrate on the subject, and forget about the blurred background. Pay attention! Backgrounds can make or break an otherwise great photo!
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Jeroen Wenting

{K:25317} 7/12/2002

Tony, I think that was the lesson Steve wanted to give :)
I do think the owl in both shots is somewhat dark indeed.

Personally, I like the left one better even without considering the background. The entire composition is just that much more pleasantly weighted.

Kim Culbert {K:37070} 5/22/2002

Steve.. thank you for posting this... it really shows us all to remember to look at all the possibilities before snapping the shot.

al shaikh

{K:15790} 7/25/2001

Thanks for putting this up steve, I will set up a section specific to uploading these types of examples it seems very useful.

Tony Smallman

{K:23858} 7/25/2001

I entirely agree with you about backgrounds but I feel you could have given a better example.I find the white splodge behind the owl(a cloud perhaps?) somewhat of a distraction and the bird doesn't stand out enough from that background.
Both the owl photos and those of the ruddy tern seem to lack the usual,unmistakeable characteristics of your photography : razor-sharp definition and perfectly saturated colours-Your recent photo of the Ibis with red legs was a stunner.Maybe they didn't scan in well.

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