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gail bisson
06-27-2011, 05:47 PM
I took this picture while staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando. He was hanging around the pool enjoying the music, eating geckos and watching the ladies...
Canon 7D
f 2.8 70-200
ISO 400
SS 1/320
f 5.6
almost full frame
Brendan Dozier
06-27-2011, 06:01 PM
Very nice portrait, Gail. Great color, fine feather detail, and real nice BG.
Do you have any shots of him eating geckos? :bg3:
gail bisson
06-27-2011, 06:06 PM
Do you have any shots of him eating geckos? :bg3:
The first time I saw him I was swimming in the pool and he was eating a gecko while on the edge of the pool. He washed down the gecko with pool water.
As a rule I always have my camera close at hand but I refrain from taking it IN the pool!:bg3:
Gail
Randy Stout
06-27-2011, 06:39 PM
Gail:

Certainly a different spot to look for wading birds!

I like his trailing head plumes, OOF background.

Long necked birds are often a compositional challenge in close ups. If you have more of the neck or upper torso, I might try a vertical with less to the left.

A sliver more rotation our way would make him more of an engaging subject.

Interesting that he drank pool water :bg3:

Cheers

Randy
Daniel Cadieux
06-27-2011, 07:12 PM
Nice opportunity to have it hanging around the pool area! Nice BG, and good details throughout. Fill-flash, and a slightly better HA would have helped here. Did you take any in-camera verticals too?
gail bisson
06-27-2011, 07:39 PM
Nice opportunity to have it hanging around the pool area! Nice BG, and good details throughout. Fill-flash, and a slightly better HA would have helped here. Did you take any in-camera verticals too?
No, I didn't. He was always moving and I never trust my HH vertical (i don't have a battery grip for the 7D)
Gail
Herb Houghton
06-27-2011, 07:57 PM
Nice poolside capture. :bg3: A vertical is a nice suggestion and a tad more angle towards the viewer would also be preferable like Daniel mentioned. I do like the clean BGD and the head plumes.
Allen Sparks
06-27-2011, 08:55 PM
Hi Gail,
Nice detail, exposure and lovely background. I agree with the comments about head angle and a try with a vertical may have been worth it.
Dumay de Boulle
06-28-2011, 01:23 AM
Great Bg and detail...Like Daniels suggestion re fill flash. Nice one Gail
noelle zaleski
06-28-2011, 05:54 AM
A ladies man :bg3::bg3:

Love the color and detail Gail ... the BG is really special!
Wynand van Wyk
06-28-2011, 08:26 AM
Lovely detail and bg. Superbly taken! Well done.:S3: