Limpkin

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Limpkin at the marsh this morning. I saw the bird cruising low over the vegetation, pretty much a grab shot, I got off four frames before it disappeared.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/2000 F/5.6 +1 ISO 3200

[Paul Lagasi]

Pretty nice grab shot, love the pano look, I might darken it a bit but that again is just my preference, well captured

[Marina Scarr]

This is quite a pleasing image, Joe. Good job on getting the bird sharp when it was flying toward you. I find the vegetation beneath the bird adds a lot of appeal. I've attached a RP with a shadow/highlight layer which I think makes the image a little more powerful...giving it a little pop. Maybe too much...not sure.

[Arthur Morris]

It looks as if we are all on the same page here :). For my repost I darkened it with the Gamma slider after sharpening the face and bill with a contrast mask. And I too absolutely love the vegetation.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the pose and BG, Artie's repost helped with contrast. BG is excellent. the head and wings are a bit lacking in detail to my eye, was this a big crop?

TFS

[christopher galeski]

nice grab shot,like the pose and BG,like Marina and A thur's post's.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Pretty nice grab shot, love the pano look, I might darken it a bit but that again is just my preference, well captured

Thank you for viewing and commenting, it is very much appreciated.

[Joseph Przybyla]

This is quite a pleasing image, Joe. Good job on getting the bird sharp when it was flying toward you. I find the vegetation beneath the bird adds a lot of appeal. I've attached a RP with a shadow/highlight layer which I think makes the image a little more powerful...giving it a little pop. Maybe too much...not sure.

Thank you Marina for viewing, commenting and showing a way to improve my image. I shall take your suggestion and work on my image.

[Joseph Przybyla]

It looks as if we are all on the same page here :). For my repost I darkened it with the Gamma slider after sharpening the face and bill with a contrast mask. And I too absolutely love the vegetation.

Thank you Arthur for viewing, commenting and showing me a way to improve my image. Marina's and your repost point me in the correct direction which I will work on implementing. I have found a love of bird photography, blessed by living in Florida where it can be done year round. With the patience and advise of forum members my images will improve along with techniques for capturing them.

[Joseph Przybyla]

I like the pose and BG, Artie's repost helped with contrast. BG is excellent. the head and wings are a bit lacking in detail to my eye, was this a big crop?

TFS

Arash, thank you for viewing and commenting. The image as shown was approximately 75% of the original. A little off the sides, but not much. Top and bottom to fit the 16x9 crop for composition. I think the lack of detail you mention may be your 1 DX and lens vs. my D7000 and lens, also the differences between Cannon's DPP as compared to Adobe Lightroom regarding sharpening. I also notice a definite difference between Cannon and Nikon images. This image happened quickly, only a very few seconds to capture the images.

[Arthur Morris]

Thank you Arthur for viewing, commenting and showing me a way to improve my image. Marina's and your repost point me in the correct direction which I will work on implementing. I have found a love of bird photography, blessed by living in Florida where it can be done year round. With the patience and advise of forum members my images will improve along with techniques for capturing them.

Thanks Joe. We need to meet up one day. I am just down the road a apiece.