Well, I don't have any Bald Eagles or Ospreys near :D so today I just decided to play a bit with some Pigeons, and here's a pose I've enjoyed :) Hope you like it, my only wish is to have gotten the head a bit more separated from the wing.
C&C are more than welcome!
Mark II
300mm f4
1/2000Sec.
F5.6
+1/3
ISO 400
04-08-2009, 09:59 PM
Nate Chappell
Neat flight shot with great detail and lighting Ramon, even if it is just a pigeon.
04-08-2009, 10:18 PM
denise ippolito
Ramon, The details looks fantastic! Beautiful eye contact! Nicely done.
04-08-2009, 10:26 PM
Doug Brown
Nice light, and good sharpness. Eye contact is also good. I'd like a little separation between the far wing and the bill.
04-08-2009, 10:55 PM
Steve Canuel
Interesting pose. Nice detail throughout. I personally like the head inside the outer wing because of how the shadow shows up on the wing. Neat photo.
04-08-2009, 11:35 PM
Ákos Lumnitzer
You've critiqued regarding exactly what I would have said. Well done. It is so darn sharp amigo! Great pose! :)
04-09-2009, 04:54 AM
Duane Noblick
I agree about the shadow showing on the wing..I think it adds alot to the image. Great eye contact and some amazing detail..I like the framing as well.
04-09-2009, 06:51 AM
Richard Lovison
Ramon,
The only flaw I can find in your image is the four dust bunnies in the upper right corner. And I'm mentioning this only to be humorous. :)
Your captured moment in time is beautiful and it doesn't matter to me that the subject is a pigeon. It's the unusual and graceful shape of the bird in flight that captures my attention. Sometimes I wonder if the preoccupation of some avian photographers with the perfect head angle, wing placement and where the eye is focused pulls them away from the beauty, magic and grace of the moment in time they are photographing.
04-09-2009, 07:31 AM
Randy Stout
Ramon:
A 'common' bird beautifully captured. I agree with your observation about the head merging with the wing, but the bonus you got was the shadow as already pointed out.
Charming.
Randy
PS: Thanks for your work on my spoonie. I am still thinking about him!
04-09-2009, 08:00 AM
Gary Dumer
Pure Eye Candy, Ramon
04-09-2009, 10:03 AM
Axel Hildebrandt
Cool pose, details and the shadow adds to it. I might crop it a little tighter and there are a couple of dust spots in the BG.
04-10-2009, 04:00 AM
Stu Bowie
Brilliant exposure, and this is pin, pin sharp. Although there is lots of space to fly into, I think a vertical crop would work too. Very well captured Ramon.