Another GBH

http://idisk.mac.com/ozarkshome/Public/GBH.jpg

Photographed with Nikon D300, 600mm + 1.4TC, f7.1, 1/1600th, ISO 1600, cropped 5:4 to 3425 x 2737 pixels, then downsized to 800x800 using Aperture and Border FX. Longitude: 86 degrees 23' 41.988 W Lat. 34 degrees 25' 21.538 N On June 1 at 10:07 AM.

Nice even light with great wing position! Feather detail is good, especially considering you shot at ISO 1600. To bad the bird is flying away from you. A little more saturation and brightness would help make the image pop. Thanks for posting!

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Originally Posted by Doug Brown

Nice even light with great wing position! Feather detail is good, especially considering you shot at ISO 1600. To bad the bird is flying away from you. A little more saturation and brightness would help make the image pop. Thanks for posting!

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Something like this?

http://idisk.mac.com/ozarkshome/Public/GBH1.jpg

Better, but I might boost contrast a little in the repost. Kind of like this:

Thanks Doug, I will give that a try.

Good discussion here. I like the wing position and soft light. I would give it a bit more room at the bottom and crop some off the top and also would have preferred the bird flying toward you.

Hope I did better with this one?

For some reason I prefer to crop to standard print sizes, usually 8x10. That is the case with these photos.

Taken with a D300 Nikon.

http://idisk.mac.com/ozarkshome/Public/GBH2.jpg