Photographed near a nest site in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Cape Town, South Africa.
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Canon 400mm F5.6
Date/Time: 2008:09:28 08:08:06
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
ISO: 400
Focal length: 400mm
AF mode: AI Servo AF
01-12-2009, 07:09 AM
Ken Watkins
That is a **** fine capture of such a small bird was it hand held?
01-12-2009, 08:56 AM
Joe Senzatimore
Not familar with the birds size , but I think this is killer. Love the vert. format and the wing position and detail are great.
01-12-2009, 11:31 AM
Chris van Rooyen
Brilliant capture Kirsten. Love the pose, sharpness and light under the wings!
01-12-2009, 12:45 PM
Tony Whitehead
Excellent job, Kirsten. Lovely pose with the flared wings and tail and lovely detail in the whites with great eye contact.
01-12-2009, 03:17 PM
Judy Lynn Malloch
Awesome flight pose and your timing was superb Kristen Congratulations on a fine image.
01-12-2009, 05:17 PM
Marion Ehrlich
That's a fantastic flight pose, great light and sharpness! Congratulations!
Greetings,
Marion
01-12-2009, 11:00 PM
Axel Hildebrandt
Very cool pose, details, exposure control and eye contact. You can post images up to 800 pixels vertically.
01-13-2009, 06:37 AM
Ramon M. Casares
Just OUTSTANDING! Pose, light, detail, exposure, eye contact, all is terrific! Congratulations!
01-13-2009, 09:05 AM
Thomas Herou
Superb!!Very nice pose.
01-13-2009, 10:35 AM
Juan Carlos Vindas
May I say Wow?!
Great details and pose, those fishers are hard to get!
01-13-2009, 12:42 PM
Geurt Bloem
Well done young man! Lovely display of wings and good light direction for it as well.
01-13-2009, 01:01 PM
Tony House
Superb shot, love the wing form......
Excellent work.
Tony
01-31-2009, 06:49 AM
Kirsten Frost
Thanks very much for the feedback all. Ken, I used a tripod for support here.