Shot taken in Leesburg, FL. This guy was sittng on a tree branch just grooming away. He gave me a good opportunity to get some descent shots of him.
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Shot taken in Leesburg, FL. This guy was sittng on a tree branch just grooming away. He gave me a good opportunity to get some descent shots of him.
Last edited by Peter Kes; 11-25-2012 at 05:19 PM.
The thumbnail of this photo caught my eye, it was so different. I love the detail on the neck, and the foot on the branch. Nice background too.
Thank You for the kind words Karen.
How about some shooting data?
Here you go.
Camera Nikon D300S
Lens Nikon F-4 500mm
Aperture F-4
Exposure 1/250
ISO 640
Metering Mode Spot
Flash (yes) Compulsory , red eye
Distance 15m
Originally Posted by Shawn Zierman
Mike:
The back lighting combined with the fill from your flash worked very well here. I particularly like the transillumination of the pouch. The clean BG for the head and upper torso is really good.
Sharp and nicely exposed.
Wish neck/head was angled more towards us.
An enjoyable photo for sure.
Cheers
Randy
Interesting lighting and good use of fill flash, Mike.
Light well handled! Very soft and pleasing. The subject looking back and away creates a disconnect...might you have any with a different head angle?
Very nice shot.
I really like the perch, great comp, nice details, and great flash work.
A better head angle would have been nice, but still a great shot.
Well done.
Thanks for the shooting data.
The subject expression/behavior is excellent. Nice sharp details and good exposure work.
The head angle has been covered well. Compositionally, the right hand side "feels" too tight.
Also, that bit of vegetation in the upper right hand corner is a little awkward. There is so little
of it showing, and it's totally different than the vegetation in the lower part of the frame...I think
removing it from the scene is a worthwhile consideration here, or...if you have it, show more of it
with more space on the right hand side....
Great shot with interesting behavior shown. I agree the crop is a bit tight (as a tight cropper myself, I have tried to learn to loosen up a bit in my recent work).
One more thing, this bird isn't a "him"...its most likely a "her", or perhaps an immature bird.
Best regards,
Dennis
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