Rock Shag head portrait

[Arthur Morris]

Rock Shag head portrait

This image was created on Bleaker Island (OCT 26, 2015) on my first-ever land-based Falklands tour, with the Induro tripod/Mongoose M3.6 -mounted Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM lens, the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III, and the rugged professional body, the EOS 1D X now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X II.ISO 640. Evaluative metering -2 1/3 stops: 1/200 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual mode. Cloudy WB.

One AF point above and two to the left of the center AF point/AI Servo Expand/Rear Focus AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure.

As for the image, don't be shy. All comments are welcome.

with love, artie

[annmpacheco]

What a gorgeous looking bird Artie, so dramatic against the black BG, wow!

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful image with Dark background

TFS

[David Cowling]

I like the alert pose and the gorgeous red patch around the eye (must be a name for it but I am going to have to plead ignorance). Lovely feather detail and the bird looks good against the black background. Is the tip of the bill slightly soft, or is it my failing eyesight? TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice indeed, it's a pity the bill tip is OOF, otherwise very dramatic and a little different, I like it.

[Arthur Morris]

Yes the bill tip is sllghtly soft due to lack of d-o-f but the truth is that I could care less :) I would likely have had to go to ISO 2500 or more to see any difference at such close range ...

with love, artie

[Jonathan Ashton]

Yes the bill tip is sllghtly soft due to lack of d-o-f but the truth is that I could care less :) I would likely have had to go to ISO 2500 or more to see any difference at such close range ...

with love, artie

Artie ISO 2500 or ISO 25000 with a IDX Mk II is a walk in the park - honest!( look in the Wildlife Forum.)

[Isaac Grant]

Killer frame Artie. I love everything about it from the fantastic details to the dramatic colors and the dark background.

[William Dickson]

Love this. the dark feathers on the black BG looks real good. The red and white pop nicely. Good work.

Will

[John Mack]

Very nice. Love the dark bird against the dark background. Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Great portrait, the red and white feathers fit perfectly to the black background. The beak unfortunately has a slight blur. Too close?

[Arthur Morris]

Frank: see the comments above :)

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[Arthur Morris]

Artie ISO 2500 or ISO 25000 with a IDX Mk II is a walk in the park - honest!( look in the Wildlife Forum.)

You are probably correct but old habits die hard :)

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ps: and my 1DX II with its oil spatter on the sensor problems is long gone ...