Yet another Hover :)

IPClark

...and on that Potentilla again!!!

I'm using a modified firmware for my 400D (from CHDK Forums) which permits quite a few options not previously available on the 400D (rebel Xti). I switched over to Spot metering (previously unavailable for the 400D) for this shot. Worth it or no point in doing it? I feel there is very much less flash glare. Even though my flash is diffused and I try to compensate appropriately, I often find there's still some quite harsh highlights on the back but in this instance, there are none on the hover.

Click to enlarge if you're given the option, it allows for a sharper image.




A closer crop using the resample option when cropping

basflt

nice , nothing wrong with
i prefer the cropped version ,
because the leaves in # 1 distract a bit

IPClark

Cheers Bas

Lord Vetinari

Lovely shot. Suspect I would have tried a portrait crop and then rotated it.
Not certain whether your exposure change would have actually done anything with flash. Canon cameras tend to default to evaluative metering when a flash is detected. Not sure what the hacked firmware would do though.
Brian v.

IPClark

Cheers Brian,

Thanks for the info. I'll have a go at a portrait crop and rotation a little later too. With regards to the Firmware. It's certainly opened up a few rather nice options not previously available.
http://code.google.com/p/400plus/wiki/UserGuide

IPClark

Hi Brian, how's this for the Crop and Rotate. I must admit, I feel it's more natural than the other crop.

Click to enlarge if you're given the option, it allows for a sharper image.

basflt

yes much better indeed