photo tips

Tip # 10

Dirty Knees for Better Critter Shots!
- Paul Burwell

By consciously moving your camera to match the height of your subject's eyes, you
can create photographs that are more personal and create a greater emotional
connection for the viewer. Try to avoid photographs that look down or up at your
subject from extreme angles. When I can't physically get down or up to a critter's eye
level, I back away from the subject and use either a long lens or the extreme range of
the camera's optical zoom to lessen the apparent difference in height. Making photos
at a critter's eye level may not impress your launderer, but you'll definitely improve
your photos!

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Goslings swimming on a pond

Clifford E Lee Nature Sanctuary near Devon, AB
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Lens: Canon 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm
Exposure: 1/1000th of a second at F8, ISO 400

Black-tailed Prairie Dog
biting its nails

Grasslands National Park, SK
Camera: Canon 1D Mark II
Lens: Canon 500mm F4L IS, 1.4X
Teleconverter @ 700mm
Exposure: 1/2000th of a second
at F8, ISO 400

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photo tips

Tip # 10

Dirty Knees for Better Critter Shots! - Paul Burwell

Winners of the 2007 Winter Sports Photo Contest are:

Dirty Knees for Better Critter Shots!
- Paul Burwell

Winners of the 2007
Winter Sports Photo Contest are: