Hooded Merganser #2

[denise ippolito]

Canon 5D
500 +1.4
ISO 100
1/1000 sec. at f/6.3
Tripod low to ground

Is this one okay or are the wings too blurred

[Ilija Dukovski]

IMHO blur on the wings is OK as long as you have the eye sharp.
You've got to love the action on this one. I don't understand the surface :confused:
Is it ice or you've actually managed to get the moment when the bird
is just about to touch the water?

Cheers, Ilija

[Randy Stout]

Denise:

I don't mind the wings so much, we are conditioned to accept that, but oddly the blurry feet bother me. I like the pose actually. Good exposure again.

Randy

[Raul Quinones]

For what is worth, I like this one a lot... IMO the frozen droplets of water in mid air with the wing and feet blur indicates that the bird is moving fast! I love the action capture in this one.

[denise ippolito]

llija-It is ice, and he is about to take off. Thanks
Randy-Not sure why the feet are blurry- Thanks
Raul-Thankyou

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool running pose and eye contact. It looks a bit soft on my monitor and I wish the wings were higher up or down.

[Jasper Doest]

Lovely low angle and good exposure. Too bad you weren't able to nail this one...the unsharpness is not enough to make it cool...since it is just off. Why did you go for ISO100? At this speed I'd say you could use all the shutterspeed you could get...

[Daniel Cadieux]

To me its not the blur of the wings that are bothersome (I personally like slight motion blur in wings), but rather their position. Straight up would have been best...perhaps you have a frame taken just before or after? Good action though, and it's neat how the ice surface negates any sign of splashing we normally see on water.

[Cheryl Flory]

Oh, Denise, I hope you get more ice running images! I love the action in this but would like it a bit sharper in the feet especially. love the action and great profile of this bird!

[denise ippolito]

Axel, Agree it's a bit soft-Thanks
Jasper, Never in my wildest dreams did I expect him to fly-I was photographing them on the ice and ISO 100 was fine-had I suspected flight shots I would have raised my ISO and shutter speed-also I don't understand what you meant by-the unsharpness is not enough to make it cool-What does that mean?:)Thanks

Daniel, I have the other frames-one posted in ETL Forum w/ the wings full down-just wasn't sure about this one and wanted advice-Thanks
Cheryl, Thanks

[Daniel Cadieux]

Denise, I took a look at your other thread. I do prefer the wings down pose there - but prefer the additional foot action here.

P.S. When doing bird photography my ISO is set to at least "400" 95% of the time...always ready for some inevitable action to be captured. Your 5D can handle noise quite handily at higher ISOs - don't be afraid to keep it up there :-)

[denise ippolito]

Daniel, Thanks for the advice-much appreciated!

[Fabs Forns]

I like the skater pose of the bird. Agree with Daniel on the ISO, I rarely go under 400, especially on a nice camera like 5D.