Purple Martin

[dankearl]

Something to do while waiting for Ospreys as the
Martins live in the piles where the Ospreys nest.
D500, 500mm (300 f2.8 w/ 1.7), f4.8, 1/4000, iso900
martin11.jpg

[Brian Sump]

Super nice, lots of detail in the darks from what I can see Dan!

Curious how much crop on this one?

[dankearl]

Brian, big crop, too big really.
Here is Raw. Underexposed. Should have been at 1/5000,
not sure why I wasn't, I tried to be and thought I was.
Shooting Martins is a lot of fun.


martin11ff.jpg

[Brian Sump]

Brian, big crop, too big really.
Here is Raw. Underexposed. Should have been at 1/5000,
not sure why I wasn't, I tried to be and thought I was.
Shooting Martins is a lot of fun.

Thank you for sharing.

So you might have gone 1/5000 and maybe Ev +2/3 or +1 at the same ISO?

[David Roach]

Dan, you are the BIF man. Perfect EXP and wonderful details given the speed of the subject and size of the crop. TFS

ps
I even like the raw FF if not for that one OOF branch below this beauty.

[dankearl]

"So you might have gone 1/5000 and maybe Ev +2/3 or +1 at the same ISO?"

I would have just been at 1/5000, Probably would not have adjusted.
I was in pretty good light as you can see from catchlight.
I shoot into beautiful green BG, I am not sure why these are underexposed.
Next time I will bump up iso. You can't shoot any slower. I tried a bunch at 1/3200, not
fast enough. I was lucky at 1/4000.
They are fast, I was prefocusing on the pile where they flew
out of. Just shoot fast and hope for best.
My 300 f2.8 lens picks thing up, even with extender.
I also shot with my 500pf, could get some, but not as many keepers.
I get lots of sharp ones, but crazy poses.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well done, not an easy subject for sure, the wings down could not have been better.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the flight angle, composition, exposure and IQ is pretty good for such a big crop. Very well done Dan.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ha! I had not seen this Purple Martin before I posted my group-shot of them. Anyhow, it works well, big crop or not. Man, that white streak below the bird is bad luck.

[John Mack]

Quite nice large crop or small crop.

[arash_hazeghi]

this is killer Dan, love the pose and the wing position. the IQ held very well

TFS