"Morning Stretch"

[Gus Cobos]

“Morning Stretch”


This little guy came out for some early morning exercise after the rain; at Estero Beach this past summer. He was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 D IF-ED lens with a Nikkor 1.4 T/C.

Image solution:
focal length @ 420mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 200 / 1/650sec. - f/5.6 / white balance @ cloudy / AF - mode @ dynamic range, auto - continuous / color space @ sRGB /lighting solution - no speedlight, ambient light / exposure comp @ +0.3EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +1 degrees / saturation factor @ +1 degrees / support platform - no tripod, hand held, belly to the sand /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Dave Leroy]

That is a very nice photo Gus. Done the bird justice for sure. Great colours and bg and love the dof. Really good one.
Dave

[Alfred Forns]

Low angle, wing stretch, good light and pose .... excellent image !!! Way to go Gus !!!

[Harold Davis]

well done, gus!! love the pose and bg colors. really sharp too!

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Nice shot! love the pose. Love the BG colors!

[Nonda Surratt]

Love the colors!!! the pose works wonderfully, super nice

[Jeff Cashdollar]

What was the distance to the subject, lovely image.

J$

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great image my friend. Excellent background.

[Kerry Perkins]

I really like this one Gus. Beautiful image.