Putting On The Brakes

[Ed Gonzalez]

I love birds of prey and I always see these guys around during the summer up here in CT. This one was coming in for a landing at it's nest. I wanted to get the nest too but got in tight instead. Taken at Westbrook, CT with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II N, 100-400mm 4-5.6L @ F5.6 set at 400mm 1/4000 ISO 400 + 2/3 ev. Minor PS adjustments include levels and added more blur to background. Comments and Critiques welcome!

[Sebastian Kennerknecht]

Hey Ed,
nice shot of a great bird. Love the trees, gives you that sense that he is really close to his nest. The top of his head looks a little hot, maybe you can still tone that down a bit. Great shot overall, with a great composition. Also nice job getting the details from under the wings.

-Cbass

[Ed Gonzalez]

Thanks Cbass! I hadn't noticed the head. I'll have to try to tone the head down some. Thanks for the critique!

Ed

[Ramon M. Casares]

Very nice pose and moment! Light was not at it best angle but exposure is not bad at all, I would try a bit more saturation but other than that I liker this one! The trees in the BG are a big plus! Congratulaitons!

[Ed Gonzalez]

Thanks Ramon!