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Jay Sheinfield
05-24-2010, 04:02 PM
D3s
840mm
1/320sec @f/6.3
ISO 400
Lance Peters
05-24-2010, 05:02 PM
Hi Jay - will reserve most of my comments until after others have had their say - BUT having a D3S myself - just have to say!!!

Bump that ISO baby - would go to 3200 in a hearbeat - 1/320th is a little slow at 800mm to ensure sharp images.
:)
Jay Sheinfield
05-24-2010, 06:38 PM
Lance,

I'll give the ISO boost a try.....................I generally shoot between 400-800, although I realize the DS3 is capable way beyond that.

Thanks,

Jay
Harold Davis
05-24-2010, 07:16 PM
lance took care of the tech side. i'll hit a couple of points and let others chime in. first off is the setting. i'd love to see the bird in a more natural setting. the second is that when you include as much habitat as you have here you want the bird to be in a corner of the frame close to one of the intersecting lines of the rule of thirds. i can think of a few more things, but i'll see what others have to say. keep em coming!!
David Thomasson
05-24-2010, 07:31 PM
Oh, I like it. I agree with Lance about the ISO. Just for more fun, I would crop it more pano and, more important, play with the light. More on the bird and the ground he stands on, decreasing in background an foreground.

Plus, I like him standing out on a deserted road, all by his lonesome, gazing into the distance and wrapped in his thoughts.

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/2652/forfunl.jpg
Harold Davis
05-24-2010, 07:46 PM
well geez dave, when you put it like that.....it's really nice!!!
Jay Sheinfield
05-24-2010, 07:47 PM
David,

I really like what you did with the light.

Frankly, this bird moved me.............and still does every time I look at it. It's all about mood.

Thanks for the feedback.

Jay
Alfred Forns
05-24-2010, 10:06 PM
Sweet re post and do like the image a lot !!! Framing wise might like the bird with less room behind Sweet image !!!
Lance Peters
05-25-2010, 01:20 AM
Davids repost rocks!!
Like this a lot - does have a great feel and the hand of man elements add to the story -IMHO!
Peter Farrell
05-25-2010, 05:57 AM
A very unique capture. Don't see egrets strolling down the road very often.
Re-post helped a lot.
Peter
Ricardo Rodriguez
05-25-2010, 10:58 AM
Hi Jay, David's repost is a lot better than the OP, but I agree with Al that there's still too much space behind the bird; maybe there's too much space in front as well. In other words, I would try a vertical composition.

Regarding ISO, as Lance says don't be afraid to bump it up to 1600 or higher. I have images with my D3S at 3200 with no discernible noise. To get an idea at how well the D3S handles noise at high ISOs, you may wish to see the image I posted today of a pelican, taken at ISO 1600.