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Troy Lim
11-23-2010, 10:57 PM
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This Juvenile was probably looking at me and thinking "No Armadillo for you, sorry" and giving me a sad face. S/he was full was on the roadkill for a long time...Snuck up close and was laying flat on the road shooting with a beanbag.


Manual
Camera Nikon D3S
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 600 mm
ISO Speed 640
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash
Sid Garige
11-23-2010, 11:41 PM
Exposure and details and fantastic. Looks like very tough pose to compose.
Troy Lim
11-23-2010, 11:44 PM
Exposure and details and fantastic. Looks like very tough pose to compose.

This is almost full frame Sid. Any suggestion on cropping? My composition skill is so bad. :p
Juan Carlos Vindas
11-23-2010, 11:45 PM
Hey Troy where have you been man?!

Cool looking caracara and he is really giving you a not-so-friendly face! beautiful light and BG.
Troy Lim
11-23-2010, 11:46 PM
Hey Troy where have you been man?!

Cool looking caracara and he is really giving you a not-so-friendly face! beautiful light and BG.

Juan, I have been working a lot, only get to shoot on Saturday, sometimes Sunday. Go out whenever I get some free time.
Sid Garige
11-23-2010, 11:48 PM
This is almost full frame Sid. Any suggestion on cropping? My composition skill is so bad. :p

I went back and forth on every crop I tried. Did not see anything I really like. I guess we are in same boat here.
Troy Lim
11-23-2010, 11:49 PM
I went back and forth on every crop I tried. Did not see anything I really like. I guess we are in same boat here.

So that means I did not get it right at first. haha.
Greg Basco
11-24-2010, 08:35 AM
Troy, since you mentioned this is basically full-frame, then I give you high marks on composing in-camera. And I love that BG! Cool to get this close to a caracara.

Cheers,
Greg Basco
Troy Lim
11-24-2010, 08:40 AM
Troy, since you mentioned this is basically full-frame, then I give you high marks on composing in-camera. And I love that BG! Cool to get this close to a caracara.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

Greg, thank you. I am going to play with the crop a bit more.
Kaustubh Deshpande
11-24-2010, 11:42 AM
Troy, terririf BG and shooting angle. I think a slightly higher angle would have worked too....if u were getting the same BG.

If mine I'd crop a tad from below and right.
Troy Lim
11-24-2010, 12:08 PM
Troy, terririf BG and shooting angle. I think a slightly higher angle would have worked too....if u were getting the same BG.

If mine I'd crop a tad from below and right.

Thank you. I will do that tonight. :)
Jim Crosswell
11-24-2010, 12:09 PM
Great image Troy! I like the eye contact, detail and BG in this beauty.
Danny J Brown
11-24-2010, 09:56 PM
Troy,

A real beauty as you've posted it and your composition goes along the lines of what I would have chosen. The little head cock and nonchalant look it is giving you make this a keeper. The background is very nice as well. Also, the muted color of this bird is wonderful. Sweet shot.

DB
Troy Lim
11-24-2010, 11:01 PM
Thank you all.

Here is another version of crop.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5205392415_002b706f94_b.jpg
Craig Brelsford
11-25-2010, 02:05 AM
Good background, good low angle, plenty of details in the plumage, unusual head-on, "sad" look. Good job, Troy.