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Jim Neiger
10-22-2009, 02:24 PM
http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/MERLIN11.jpg
New Jersey - 1D3, 300mm+1.4xTC, hand held, 1/2500, F5.6, ISO 800, manual exposure
Alan Murphy
10-22-2009, 03:54 PM
I'm lovin these shots Jim. Sweet angle and light and the eye contact draws you in.
Geraldo Hofmann
10-22-2009, 06:16 PM
What to say ...perfect capture ... I would prefer a darker background ... but well this is nature .
Geraldo
Randy Stout
10-22-2009, 08:24 PM
Jim:

Well exposed, nice light, great wing span, tail flare.

To my eye, the focus is sharper on the wings and tail than the head and breast. I wonder where your focus point was? At that shutter speed, I wouldn't expect any motion blur.

Maybe a sliver more room at the top.

Cheers

Randy
Ray Rozema
10-22-2009, 09:01 PM
Great pose and eye contact. Nothing to add to above comments.
TFS Ray
Keith Bauer
10-22-2009, 10:22 PM
Sweet light. Love the look. This series has been really nice Jim. Thx for sharing them. Looking forward to seeing you at the Bosque in a month or so.
Harshad Barve
10-23-2009, 02:01 AM
lovely imahe , liked the wing pose and details
TFS
Morkel Erasmus
10-23-2009, 06:24 AM
super pose, lighting and exposure Jim. lovely work.
Dan Brown
10-23-2009, 07:20 AM
Great shot Jim! Even from a "wimpy" 300mm lens;). Love the eye contact!
arash_hazeghi
10-25-2009, 03:23 AM
Excellent, love the wing position, soft light, HA and all of those sweet details.