Whilst relaxing in the Drakensberg Mountains, KZN, South Africa, I came a cross a colony of Southern Masked Weavers in a tree in the middle of a pond. The best shot was of a single male relaxing with the background in shadow.
1Ds Mk3
600 f4 with 1.4 teleconverter
Manual at 1/640s at f5.6
30% crop
Interesting image, great view of the nest and its' size. Would work well as a vertical by trimming most of the right side and then a bit left for balance. I'd also consider darkening the pale bands to make a complete dark BG.,
I thought about darkening the blue bands but am not so sure as I kind of like them. I have noticed that they come out a lot more on certain monitors though.
I totally agree with Daniel about the darkening of the pale band at the right and sure its works in vertical format too. I like the mood of the scene and the balance between light and darkness a lot. Very well seen and great exposure job. Happy 2009!
Southern Masked Weaver
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