Bosque crane

2006:11:28 07:08:04
500mm
1/800 sec, f/6.3
Mode: Manual
Metering: Spot
ISO: 800
AF mode: Manual Focus
Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: 3
Contrast: Normal
Sharpness level: 3
Custom Functions:
Default settings
full frame

I shot this at 7am out at Bosque. Is it hopeless to expect to get a decent flight shot that early in the day? The overall color seems drab to me. I want to try a similar composition again on my next trip. Any sugestions please?

Here is the histogram

7 am before the time change is not the best time of day, as the sun hasn't risen yet. Starting next week 7 am will be prime time. The big issue here is that you're in between the bird and the sun. If you pick a spot that places you between the sun and the birds, you'll get great images. When are you going to be there?

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Originally Posted by Doug Brown

7 am before the time change is not the best time of day, as the sun hasn't risen yet. Starting next week 7 am will be prime time. The big issue here is that you're in between the bird and the sun. If you pick a spot that places you between the sun and the birds, you'll get great images. When are you going to be there?

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I plan to be back between the 19th to the 23rd this year. I am praying for bad weather. No solid blue skies for me.

I don't mind the colours and backlighting here. Just the birds flight direction letting the image down I think.

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Originally Posted by Paul Randall

I don't mind the colours and backlighting here. Just the birds flight direction letting the image down I think.

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Hey man, we have the same camera and same favorite musician, I think I will be listenning to your opinion most of all.