Jose Suro
10-23-2008, 12:32 PM
Hi All,
I've been away from all bird forums, including this one, for about five-months, dedicating myself exclusively to my annual quest to become a better landscape photographer. The shocker on that is that I'm strongly considering going back to film for scenics! On other news, one of my images of a red-shouldered hawk won the 2008 Member's Choice Award at the Florida Museum of Photogrphic Arts - that was quite an honor. Much more to tell but I digress....
Went for an avian shoot to Ft. De Soto a couple of evenings ago for the first time in months. This Tricolored Heron performed a spectacular ballet for us right at Sunset, hence the title. The light was spectacular and I was very careful to capture it as seen. I shot this in daylight WB which worked very well. Notice that the leading edge of the bird's left wing is being shadowed by the head and neck and that area shows the color of the bird in the absence of this spectacular light. Also, I thought the bright wing on the left side of the image and the dark background contrasted well with the darker wing and lighter background on the right. The angle chosen was about 20-inches above the ground so as to keep a distracting background out of the frame. For a larger image where you can see more detail of the bird's face go here: http://www.josesuro.com/gallery/2791675_CDW4o#399909026_u4uZx
This is Act 1 of three http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/smileys/icon_smile.gif.
Thanks for looking.
Best,
Jose
D300 - 200~400 + 1.4xTC @ 350mm - 1/1000s @ F5.6 - ISO 800 - Manual exposure @ -1 stop - Daylight WB - minor contrast adjustments, slight burning-in of the top left background and sharpenning all in PS CS4.
http://jsuro.smugmug.com/photos/400761075_afy6G-O.jpg
I've been away from all bird forums, including this one, for about five-months, dedicating myself exclusively to my annual quest to become a better landscape photographer. The shocker on that is that I'm strongly considering going back to film for scenics! On other news, one of my images of a red-shouldered hawk won the 2008 Member's Choice Award at the Florida Museum of Photogrphic Arts - that was quite an honor. Much more to tell but I digress....
Went for an avian shoot to Ft. De Soto a couple of evenings ago for the first time in months. This Tricolored Heron performed a spectacular ballet for us right at Sunset, hence the title. The light was spectacular and I was very careful to capture it as seen. I shot this in daylight WB which worked very well. Notice that the leading edge of the bird's left wing is being shadowed by the head and neck and that area shows the color of the bird in the absence of this spectacular light. Also, I thought the bright wing on the left side of the image and the dark background contrasted well with the darker wing and lighter background on the right. The angle chosen was about 20-inches above the ground so as to keep a distracting background out of the frame. For a larger image where you can see more detail of the bird's face go here: http://www.josesuro.com/gallery/2791675_CDW4o#399909026_u4uZx
This is Act 1 of three http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/smileys/icon_smile.gif.
Thanks for looking.
Best,
Jose
D300 - 200~400 + 1.4xTC @ 350mm - 1/1000s @ F5.6 - ISO 800 - Manual exposure @ -1 stop - Daylight WB - minor contrast adjustments, slight burning-in of the top left background and sharpenning all in PS CS4.
http://jsuro.smugmug.com/photos/400761075_afy6G-O.jpg