From Cape May last week. Seeing a Sora is an uncommon event for me. Seeing a Sora juvie was a first, and getting both in one frame (with 2 decent HAs) was a treat. Conditions were near dusk and abysmal, so IQ is compromised. But I thought this was interesting enough to warrant sharing it. We went back the next morning and got the adult in better light, but the juvie didn't reappear.
D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 3200, 1/250s @ f/8 manual; fill @ -2.3 EV. Gitzo and Mongoose.
10-20-2017, 02:55 PM
William Dickson
Well done Bill on getting this elusive bird, along with the juve. Nice pose, and HAs on both. I agree with your self critique, concerning the IQ, but due to the light, there is not much you can do. I would be more than happy to get a shot like this, under any light conditions.
Will
10-21-2017, 09:16 AM
Joseph Przybyla
Hi Bill, nice clear view of the adult and juvenile. A difficult bird to find and photograph. You might try a pano crop to eliminate some of the top and focus attention more on the birds. Thank you for sharing.
10-21-2017, 04:51 PM
Geoffrey Montagu
Good one, Bill. Under the conditions we had to work with, you utilized the ff very nicely. It was quite a treat to have the adult and the juvie in the same frame. Like the head and feet positions. I might take about 1/2 an inch off the top.