Killdeer

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Canon 40D, 100 - 400MM L
400MM
Blubb
Low as possible wet day
1/250
f/8.0
ISO=400
Flash, set manual no BB

LRII--->CS4

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Jeff, nice capture! Did you have the bean bag on the ground? Image looks ever so slightly soft, might want to add some sharpening. For my tastes I would crop about a quarter off the top (or maybe only 18 cents) to center the bird vertically. Feels like it wants to be more of a pano crop, but like I said, that's taste (or the lack of it on my part :D). Good use of DOF!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeff - looks plenty sharp to me - Good HA and colours - think I would crop some from the top - not to a pano but just to get rid of the darker part at the top.
What is he standing on - the road???
Love these guys :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Jeff,
I like the capture...the head angle and sharp eye contact...the details on the feathers are great...I also like the ultra low capture angle...my suggestion would be to crop just a tad from the top and crop from the right side of the frame and add more canvas to the left side in order to off center your subject...looking forward to our next one...:cool:

[CliveTonge]

Hi Jeff,
Nice work. May I suggest a snorkel if you are going to continue to make Blubb shots. :)
Ah!! I see now that I have misunderstood what a Blubb was. I thought you were joking because you were so low and wet. I see now that a Blubb is a camera rest.
Leaving this up so others may avoid my error and maybe have a laugh too.
What a way to learn something new. Thanks for sharing
Clive

[Jeff Cashdollar]

This guy & friends were in the parking lot at the local Target store. While my wife was shopping I saw them running around. It was getting dark and I wanted to practice manual flash techniques. Like Lance, I love to photograph these guys. Very colorful and wonderful stripes.

Clive, Blubb actual stands for something but I forget the words. It is sold by Artie and a great beanbag camera rest.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jeff

I like the low angle ... guessing kneeling position or above ...not ground level !! Still effective !!!

Would only corp a little different taking from top and slight bottom then having more room to the left !!! Great find !!!!

[Christopher Miller]

Like the low angle and pose, Jeff. Agree on cropping. Well done!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Chris,

Thanks, I think the manual flash turned out ok.

[Harold Davis]

who'd a thunk it!! photographing a killdeer in a parking lot. i like it. the bird looks fresh and clean and very sharp. agree with al's crop suggestion.

nice way to pass the time when the wife is shopping. will have to keep that one in mind next time!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

harold,

Thanks, when Madeleine goes into Target, who knows when she might return. Happened to have gear in back of the Pilot, fetched the Blubb (Tn term) and drove around a bit. Local folks were asking me if I was with the Nashville new station.