Juvenile Caracara on the ground

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/...cf1e1fde_b.jpg

Shot this around 7.30am, sun just came up but was cloudy, lighting condition was not ideal.

Camera Nikon D3S
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 2500
Exposure Bias +4/3 EV

Troy:

I think you did well with the light here. I like the softness which allows a nice tonal range. Effective pose, good DOF, like the drops of dew.
I might have been tempted to try a few frames with larger f stop to alter the isolation from background, but it works as is.
Might consider cloning out the dark plant material right in front of his face.

Cheers

Randy

Troy,
I like the eye contact & I agree with Randy's observations. I also think that more space on the RHS would be good if you have it available.
Best,
Andrew

Troy, I think you did great. I like the pose and the details. The environment looks good also.

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Originally Posted by Randy Stout

Troy:

I think you did well with the light here. I like the softness which allows a nice tonal range. Effective pose, good DOF, like the drops of dew.
I might have been tempted to try a few frames with larger f stop to alter the isolation from background, but it works as is.
Might consider cloning out the dark plant material right in front of his face.

Cheers

Randy

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Randy, thank you. Great suggestion.

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Originally Posted by Andrew Merwin

Troy,
I like the eye contact & I agree with Randy's observations. I also think that more space on the RHS would be good if you have it available.
Best,
Andrew

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Andrew, thank you.

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Originally Posted by denise ippolito

Troy, I think you did great. I like the pose and the details. The environment looks good also.

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Thanks Denise.