"Circling"

[Gus Cobos]

“Circling”

This fellow was banking left and right looking to see if he could find his lunch at Echo Pond, in Flamingo, at Florida’s Everglades National Park. He was painted with a Nikon D70s, using a Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens. and a Nikkor 1.7 T/C.

Image solution:
focal length @ 765mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 500 / 1/2500 sec. - f/8 / white balance @ auto / AF - mode @ dynamic range, auto - continuous / color space @ sRGB /lighting solution - no speedlight, ambient light / exposure comp @ +1.3EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +1 degree / saturation factor @ +1 degree / support platform - no tripod, hand held /

Comments greatly appreciated…:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Nice wingspan and HA- BG looks nice!!

[Harold Davis]

was this before or after the rattlesnake!!!!?:D i like the under wing exposure. the bird almost looks 3D against the sky. how'd you do that?

[Gus Cobos]

This was after my rattle snake friend...:D:cool: I never knew that I could run so fast with tripod and all...:eek:

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nice wing spread and HA Gus. Solid BG shows off the bird (osprey?) well.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great wingspan and head angle. Like the blue sky, makes it stand out.

[Lance Peters]

Good show Gus - like those wings and the detail underneath.

[Alfred Forns]

Mighty fine wing position Gus !!! Sharp and well exposed Would only boost contrast a tad !! .... btw as you were pressing the shutter that bird started to look at another quite intently !!! :)