From Italy

[Giulio Zanni]

Shot in Italy last week-end, at Torrile (PR) bird refuge. 1DMkIII, 400 DO + 2x at 640 iso, 1/1600, f8.

Thanks for looking, Giulio

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Hi GiuIio,
I really like the pose and eye contact,I would prefer a softer,more warm light
thanks for sharing!

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

If the bird is a captive one please indicate (c) in the title.

About the image: nice pose as mentioned. I would recommend to compose differently next time.
I find this image quite tight and the fingers is almost clipped.
Looking at the speed ISO640 seems causeless.

Very interesting transition plumage btw.

Szimi

[Giulio Zanni]

If the bird is a captive one please indicate (c) in the title.

Looking at the speed ISO640 seems causeless.

Szimi

The bird is not captive. Sorry but I don't get your comment on the iso speed....

Giulio

[Christof Ruch]

Hi Giulio,
I like the image! Agree with Gyorgy that the light is a bit harsh but I think you managed exposure well, could go just a little bit darker in post processing.

I think Szimi wanted to point out that from the look you had plenty of light, and could have gone with a smoother ISO like 100 or 200 and didn't need to go up to 640, for the sake of having less noise in the image and some more dynamic range.

Cheers,
Christof

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

I think Szimi wanted to point out that from the look you had plenty of light, and could have gone with a smoother ISO like 100 or 200 and didn't need to go up to 640, for the sake of having less noise in the image and some more dynamic range.

Yes, this is exactly what I mean :) This is not an error just an option to reduce the number of possible defective elements from photography :)
Keep up sending images :)

Szimi

[Giulio Zanni]

Szimi, I could have gone a little lower with the ISO, however 400 x 2 x 1.3 = gives me an effective focal lenght of 1040mm and this was hendheld, so by going lower, should I have risked to blur the image? The diaphram was wide-open at f8.

Thanks, Giulio