David Stephens
05-03-2010, 02:37 PM
American avocet, right at the point of impact, going for a bug.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/4569013545_c24b172cf1_b.jpg
Canon 7D
EF 500mm f/4L IS
EF 1.4x TC II
Induro C414 tripod, Wimberley Sidekick on Arca-Swiss Z1 ballhead
ISO 400
-1EV
f/8 Aperture Priority
Resulting in 1/2500-sec
RAW conversion with DxO's Optics Pro, with about a 20% crop and curves pulled down just a little in the middle.
Taken about 25-minutes after sunrise, at Cherry Creek State Park, just South of Denver. I was shooting bursts, hoping to get a neat splash or a bug capture, but this lucky image, right at the cusp of entry into the water was the happy surprise in the series. There's strong light coming from behind the bird, still low in the sky.
The original, full sized jpeg is here http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep/4569013545/sizes/o/ for anyone that wants to look.
Thanks for looking and suggestions are welcome.
Dave
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/4569013545_c24b172cf1_b.jpg
Canon 7D
EF 500mm f/4L IS
EF 1.4x TC II
Induro C414 tripod, Wimberley Sidekick on Arca-Swiss Z1 ballhead
ISO 400
-1EV
f/8 Aperture Priority
Resulting in 1/2500-sec
RAW conversion with DxO's Optics Pro, with about a 20% crop and curves pulled down just a little in the middle.
Taken about 25-minutes after sunrise, at Cherry Creek State Park, just South of Denver. I was shooting bursts, hoping to get a neat splash or a bug capture, but this lucky image, right at the cusp of entry into the water was the happy surprise in the series. There's strong light coming from behind the bird, still low in the sky.
The original, full sized jpeg is here http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep/4569013545/sizes/o/ for anyone that wants to look.
Thanks for looking and suggestions are welcome.
Dave