If You Have a Good Horse....

[Arthur Morris]

This image was created at Gatorland on the mostly cloudy afternoon of Saturday March 22. I used the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (hand held with the internal TC engaged at 533mm) with the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop as framed: 1/125 sec. at f/6.3 in Av mode. AWB.

One row up and two sensors to the left of the central Sensor/AI Servo-Surround/Rear Focus AF just below the bird’s eye was active at the moment of exposure. Again, practicing so that you are able to change AF sensors almost instantly is an important skill to work on. Learn everything there is to know about the 1D X and 5D III AF systems including how to manage the various AF Area Selection Modes, when to use which one, and several ways to move the AF sensor around in my 1D X AF Guide (https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=356) and the 5D Mark III User’s Guide. Click (https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=347)here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2013/10/31/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will/) to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.

To see the situation and 3 more similar images, click here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2014/05/01/photographic-lesson-when-youve-got-a-a-good-horse-ride-it/).

As for the image, don't be shy: all comments are welcome.

[Phil Lanoue]

Terrific portrait of this handsome chap.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice capture, beautiful colors, superb detail. Thank you for the lesson in your blog.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice capture, beautiful colors, superb detail. Thank you for the lesson in your blog.

You are most welcome Joe. Thanks for visiting.

[Andy Shepherd]

A very striking portrait, Arthur. Feather detail is excellent, with just about every feather filament on display and the reflection in that beautiful red eye only adds to the image.

Andy...

[David Bose]

Beautiful shot as usual! The feather detail is fantastic but the clarity and color of the eye really makes it for me.

May be a dumb question but I assume 'as framed' means this is full frame and not cropped? What was the distance to the subject, 25ft - 30ft ?

[Binu John]

Beautiful sharp shot, Artie! Love the comp, exposure, background and clarity!

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

As clear as crystal, Arthur! Well done!

[christopher galeski]

its all been said,excellent IQ,thanks for showing.

[Arthur Morris]

Beautiful shot as usual! The feather detail is fantastic but the clarity and color of the eye really makes it for me. May be a dumb question but I assume 'as framed' means this is full frame and not cropped? What was the distance to the subject, 25ft - 30ft ?

Thanks. Yes, full frame and un-cropped. I'd say about 20 feet to the bird; I needed to move back and left in order to include the complete breeding plume. You can see three others on the blog post here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2014/05/01/photographic-lesson-when-youve-got-a-a-good-horse-ride-it/).

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose with sharp details and a great BG

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice portrait indeed. Many times I see photographers just content taking a few snaps of a cooperative bird and walk away, or taking the same image 100's of times without changing things up...nice to see a reminder once in a while.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent portrait with beautiful colors, great exposure and details.
Love the frame, Arthur Sir.

Regards,
Satish.