Soaring

[Richard Waas]

Well I'm at the end of a 3 week trip and this morning I was walking the beach on St. George Island near Appalachicola, Florida when this bird soared by. Good thing I had my 5D MkII. ISO 200, f/4.0, 1/2500 sec, EF24-105mm, 100mm, Evaluative Metering, Auto Exposure, Auto WB, No Flash. This is basically right out of camera with a little curves and sharpening. Not sure how to crop, if any. Comments Welcome.

[Alfred Forns]

Crop in fine Richard Appealing and I like it a lot !! That short lens sure makes for lots of dof I like seeing the back view Love that bg !!!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Richard - crop is fine for me as well, agree with AL the BG really adds interest to this shot. Well done like it a lot :)

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Mr. Waas,
I like the capture, the details and the color rendition...the background adds to the mood and feel...good show...keep them coming...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Richard, This has a real moody feel, I like it!Nicely done!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I like this image, the BG is fantastic and gives the perspective of habitat. Well balanced, simple and a nice "moment in life shot" - tells a story.

[Nonda Surratt]

Very nice Richard! A different pose that works really well, the BG is an added bonus!

[David Thomasson]

Beautiful shot, Richard. If you wanted the darker feel, then your original post is fine as it is. I adjusted levels just to see what would happen.

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