It was a treat to get a clean shot of this bird. The dash of color in the otherwise black bird is a treat, and I mostly see the red-winged variety. Cropped from the middle of the capture, selective sharpening on the bird and de-saturated the bg.
50D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS + 1.4x @ 280mm
Aperture priority, f/4@1/160, evaluative metering EC +2/3 ISO 100 AWB
AI Servo autofocus using back button, HH 580EX II/E-TTL FEC -2/3
Hi Kerry - flash has certainly helped with the details in the blacks - Like the BG.
The far foot looks a little funky (Overflashed?) I would crop a little from the bottom and a bit from the RHS - just so you don't have him entred in a square shot.
Hi Kerry,
The capture angle is a wee bit on the steep side. agree with Mr. Peters on the techs. also need to fix the eye, it doesn't look natural, the catch light looks strange...looking forward to the next one...:cool:
Gosh, I spent so much time looking at the body I did not notice that mutated foot! No digital hanky-panky here, that's just the way it looked. There is a nuclear power plant up the coast in San Luis Obispo... :D
I didn't notice the size difference until it was pointed out :) I did notice that the foot looked metallic looking ... maybe it's investing in armoured footwear?
Here is a detail from another image of the same bird. There is definitely something funky going on with that foot. I captured a freak! :eek: It looks like "Frankenbird" with a foot from a raptor...
Tricolored Blackbird
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