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Alfred Forns
06-27-2009, 04:24 PM
Difficult bird for photographing About perfect light and direction is needed for a decent image. Posting this one for showing the iguana's tail sections with its bands. Got others with better underwing detail. The light was generally harsh when the bird returned with food for the baby ... or dark with clouds !!!

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Canon 1DMK3
500 f4.0 IS 1.4X
Av + 1.0 1/3200 sec
ISO 1000
Arthur Morris
06-27-2009, 05:03 PM
One-handing dinner. You gotta love it. Perfect HA and the rest. And SH.
Axel Hildebrandt
06-27-2009, 05:32 PM
Pretty cool, I like the pose, details and the eating behavior puts it over the top for me.
Harold Davis
06-27-2009, 06:06 PM
that's just sick!! they love to eat while they are flying.
DanWalters
06-27-2009, 06:36 PM
Really like how you caught him feeding in the air. Nice action!
Juan Carlos Vindas
06-27-2009, 09:35 PM
Very good one Al.

Great subject and the meal puts it over the top for me.
Michael Wolf
06-27-2009, 09:50 PM
Unique capture!
The STK eating the iguana with one talon tied behind his back and in flight!
W & B are handled expertly as well.
Jeff Cashdollar
06-27-2009, 10:10 PM
Al,

Love the texture in the whites, What did the hist - look like, how far to the right were you? Anytime you catch this king of action in flight it is amazing, wonderful picture. Look at how beautiful he looks in flight with wings and tail feathers spread out - well done.
Alfred Forns
06-27-2009, 10:20 PM
Hi Jeff

This is a special circumstance and the histogram has to be on the right an slightly over. In camera I had some blinkies but its about the only way to expose for the blacks. The hot area can be dealt with in PS by selecting by color and multiplying !! We tried just about everything and Fabs started doing it this way .. works !!! A normal histogram will not do it !!!
Ilija Dukovski
06-27-2009, 11:55 PM
Wow, the pose is just perfect. Great work with difficult (extreme I'd say) contrast.
Can you tell us bit more detail about the PP of the whites. What do you mean by multiplying?

Thanks...
Hugh J McLaughlin
06-28-2009, 04:03 AM
Very difficult to get proper exposure, but you nailed it Alfred. It has been amazing to see how effortlessly they fly while eating.

Hugh
Dave Barnes
06-28-2009, 04:16 AM
Love the angle of flight captured. Superb moment captured.
Alfred Forns
06-28-2009, 06:00 AM
Hi llija Will post a link to a post in ETL Its a fly on a white flower having the same problem as the kite. Will have detail information on the procedure. If you need further help just pm me or one of the ETL moderators Will be glad to help ... useful procedure.

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=39237
Ilija Dukovski
06-28-2009, 08:01 AM
Hi llija Will post a link to a post in ETL Its a fly on a white flower having the same problem as the kite. Will have detail information on the procedure. If you need further help just pm me or one of the ETL moderators Will be glad to help ... useful procedure.

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=39237

Great, thanks, you've been so helpful (but that's nothing new :))
I'll try it on my problematic image and post it on ETL.
Alfred Forns
06-28-2009, 10:40 AM
Will be looking for it :)
Harold Davis
06-28-2009, 04:38 PM
you guys are killing me with these!!!! it's a friggin white headed frigate bird with a baby iguana!!!!! and it's awesome!!!!
Jasper Doest
06-29-2009, 03:39 AM
Hi Al! Nice bird to photograph. I remember seeing these in Costa Rica...a spectacular sight. You handled the the harsh light very well I must say. Why did you use ISO1000 for this? You were shooting at 1/3200...so I would say you could have done with a slightly lower ISO to keep your noise level a bit lower.