Spot-tailed Nightjar

[manuel grosselet]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2607/3727727485_4f8fb375c0.jpg?v=0

Mark III, 300 2,8, conv 1.4,
flash 580 Ex
I don't remember my setting, I am just trying to share image, it's my first post.
Comment are welcomes.

Manuel
www.tierradeaves.com (http://www.tierradeaves.com)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Welcome! Nice first post, nice BG and species, great low angle and good comp, I wouls suggest darkening the pupil as it turned red because of the flash.
Congratulations.

[Lorant Voros]

Welcome on BPN, Manuel. Very nice to see you here.
Fantastic first post. I remember when you heard this bird singing at night and 10 minutes later you had it in your hand.

Ramon covered everything; my only suggestion would be to post it bigger, like 800pixels on the long side.

Keep them coming, my friend.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Nice image. Wish it was a bit larger at least around 750 pixel on the longer side;)
The image looks a bit oversharpened and lacks of contrast. Otherwise I like it despite the tail is not visible showing the bird as a small ball. :D

Szimi

[Simon Bennett]

Welcome Manuel - Interesting bird and I like the crisp presentation and shared tones of bird and background.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good job on the night photography here. I would highly recommend fixing the "red eye" (caused by the flash) and make the pupil black as it should be. You may also want to tame some of the light streaking at right and give the comp at tad more space. Good techs, and an awesome species to share as first post...welcome aboard BTW!!

[manuel grosselet]

Hi everybody,

I will try to send you pictures at the level of birdphotographer forum, mean lot of work for me.

Thanks for the comments, and Lorant Voros to teach me how to take pictures.

The next pictures will be bigger and nicer..I will try.
I am impresse by all the increible pictures on this forum.

Do you accept studio pictures too??
All the best
Manuel
www.tierradeaves.com

[Juan Aragonés]

Hi Manual I am a big fan of nightjars and as far as I can remeber thi sis the first image of a spot-tailed that I have ever seen. Low angle works very fine for me and I agree with Ramón regarding the eye. Wellcome on board and hope to see more of your work here Manuel :-)

Por cierto, intentamos que todo el mundo use su nombre propio en el foro. Sería estupendo que cambiaras tu identificación. Si no sabes cómo hacerlo emvíale un Private Message a Alfred Forns y él lo cambiará por tí. Bienvenidos :-)

[David Fletcher]

Great low angle shot! Well done there. Agreed it'd be nice to see larger and some work on the red eye.