Optimism

Those that do not neccessarily know me that well, may not 'get' my so-called sense of humour... it may help (or perhaps not) if i told you that my alternate title was going to be something like 'going to need a bigger web'

anyhow, the near-domineering post length had to be left so that i could keep the spider and web, i hope you will find it perhaps slightly more interesting for the inclusion.

a relatively large aperture combined with 300mm allows the subject to be separated from the distant tree-line and -1 EC darkens out that already dark background but does not (in my opinion) darken out our Sparrowhawk too much.

not composed on the vertical thirds as i have a personal issue with too much 'headroom' in images - rule of thirds is fine as a guide

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS-1DS Mark II
Lens:	300.0 mm
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:	15 Sep 2012 - 11:10 AM
Focal Length:	300mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/2.8
Aperture:	f/4.0
Shutter Speed:	1/2500sec
Exposure Comp:	-1.0
ISO:	500
Exposure Mode:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	Off, Did not fire

Title:	Optimism
Username:	philhomer
Uploaded:	22 Sep 2012 - 8:40 AM
Tags:	Hawk, Pets / captive animals, Raptor, Sparrowhawk, Wildlife / nature
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