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My Tortoise Head Portrait Opinion, BAA Bulletin 336, and BPN Head Angle Threads/An Education

My Tortoise Head Portrait Opinion

Thanks to all who participated. Opinions were divided as to which was the stronger image, the straight on view or the side view. Some folks were rather adamant in defending their choice. I initially thought that the right down the lens barrel image was stronger, then gravitated to feeling […]

Which Is the Stronger Image, and Why?

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This Galapagos Tortoise head portrait was photographed during a very light drizzle with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/20 sec. at f/16. I used One-Shot AF after selecting a sensor that covered the eye.

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Quito, Hummers, Galapagos, and BAA Bulletin 330

[Not a valid template] This was one of the very first images that I created in the Galapagos on my maiden cruise in 2005. Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens handheld at 145mm with the EOS-1D MII. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/100 sec. at f/8.

I am posting from the loverly Hilton Quito […]