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    A fairly common pose, but well executed I think. I'd have preferred the head turned slightly back toward me, but all-in-all I like this one for the BG and color saturation.

    Canon 1DsMII, EF 600 f/4L, hand held (with a fence post as a brace), ISO 500, 1/250, f/13, Late morning light on a clear day (10:30 AM).

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    Your own critique is very assertive :)

    Maybe try a small amount of Shadow?Highlight to open u the colors in the body and crest.

    Lovely background.

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    Bob
    You are on the money with the image and your assessment. Composition, exposure, details and sharpness are great.

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    I have to agree with your own comments. Where was this taken?[/quote]

    Thanks all,

    This was taken along Joe Overstreet road.

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    I really like the photo. I think Fabs is right that you might show a little more detail in the darker plumage but even if that doesn't work out, it's an outstanding photo.

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    Awesome Bob. Thank you!

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    Hi Bob,

    Nice image of this adult Caracara. Did you make this image in the area by the small pond? Your own critique was a good one. My only additional nit is the shadowed area under the trees in the bg is a bit distracting. Perhaps you could have eliminated it by repositioning yourself. This image looks sharp, but 1/250 is not alot of shutter speed for a hand held 600mm. Next time you should consider opening up to F7.1 or so and increase the shutter speed.
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    Thanks Jim,

    I believe it was just past the area with the small pond. It was on the side of the road where the cow pastures with the feeders in them are. I had just left the boat launch area, and was making a couple drives along the road. Had stopped to try and capture a nice Meadowlark image, and this fellow showed up. It wasn't a truly "hand held" shot. I was using the top of a fencepost and resting the lens foot on it. Pretty stable platform actually,,,,much more than true "hand held". I bracketed several f stops as I was awfully close, and had just gotten the 600. I was not used to my DOF with it yet. Anything below f/8 had various parts of the bird OOF. I certainly could've at least gone down a couple stops, though. Just didn't have the right pose in those bracket images.

    I do see them out there in that field near the small pond quite often, but usually too far out to get a decent image. Thanks for the critique!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Neiger View Post
    Hi Bob,

    Nice image of this adult Caracara. Did you make this image in the area by the small pond? Your own critique was a good one. My only additional nit is the shadowed area under the trees in the bg is a bit distracting. Perhaps you could have eliminated it by repositioning yourself. This image looks sharp, but 1/250 is not alot of shutter speed for a hand held 600mm. Next time you should consider opening up to F7.1 or so and increase the shutter speed.
    Last edited by Bob Blanchard; 01-13-2008 at 11:21 AM.

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