Canon 7D; 400mm F/5.6L USM
F/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 400
PS CS6: Added some Canvas on the right
LR4: Cropping, Some sharpening
Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, Delaware, USA
Comments?
...Jerry
Bufflehead in Flight
Canon 7D; 400mm F/5.6L USM
F/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 400
PS CS6: Added some Canvas on the right
LR4: Cropping, Some sharpening
Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, Delaware, USA
Comments?
...Jerry
Hi Jerry, I like it. Love the wing almost touching the water and the symmetry of the reflection. The exposure looks good (is the neck a bit hot?). There's lots of negative space but I like the idea. I'd remove that little dark spot in the water towards the middle.
I love the wing position also. My only wish is the Buffle's angle was more toward
us vs flying past/away.
Doug
Indeed, the neck is hot. I'm usually pretty good at fixing this, but must have forgot a last check before LR export. I had to look closely, but the dark spot is now removed. Good eyes and thanks for the comments/upgrades.Originally Posted by John Chardine
...Jerry
Fantastic capture of a Buffle In Flight! Love the iridescence on the head.... I'm ok with the bright whites...Yes angle could be a bit better, but these guys almost NEVER do that! My only suggestion would be a bit less canvas to the right.... he has lots of room to "fly into"... but maybe too much for the image? (especially with the "stop action" on the wing-beat... I really like THAT too for this image.) Also like how the right wing-tip is just grazing the water. Great shot!
HI Jerry...Great shot here! I see them all the time at Bombay but I have never been able to capture one in flight! Personally I like the composition you have posted and do not feel that you need to crop on the right
Hey Bob, every time I see a Honda SUV at Bombay Hook, I look closely to see if it's you. Have you been down recently?
@Bob, @Sandy re: the cropping. Maybe I was overthinking this, but I actually added canvas to the right. My thoughts were that this is a very fast little bird and needs lots of space to the right to fly into.
Thanks for the comments,
...Jrery
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