I Like to Move it Move it - a lesson in composition

When you're taking a photo remember to move in close.  By taking an overall shot of your subject and then moving in close you can get two very different pictures.  Kind of like "two for the price of one."  I took this photo at the Reno Balloon Races this weekend.

Camera specs in a nutshell; Canon 1D Mark III with EF70-200mm lens at 80mm, f/2.8@ 1/800, ISO 400 with a little lens flare added in Photoshop.

Then I moved in closer and took this shot.

Same subject, dramatically different picture.

Camera specs in a nutshell; Canon 1D Mark III with EF70-200mm lens at 173mm, f/8.0 at 1/160, ISO 400.

Keep Shooting!

Ryan