Grilling Burgers

Grilling Burgers [269/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

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On Tuesday, we had some friends over for a final cookout of the season. I've wanted to get a picture like this all summer, so I seized my chance. It did not come out quite as well as I had hoped, but the burgers were done so I had to stop fiddling. I wanted to get a shot with the coals glowing and yet the burgers light enough to see some detail. I am still not sure how to get everything properly lit in this shot, so I ended up just underexposing the burgers a lot and fixing it in post. It is amazing what you can recover from a RAW file. In the end it is decent, although I'm a little annoyed the focus is off. Should have used a somewhat wider depth of field to get more of the front burger in focus.

Taken Sep 25, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₅ sec at f/3.5, ISO800, no flash.
Lens: EF28mm f/1.8 USM @ 28 mm