Southern Lapwing (Tero Común)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi everybody, first I would like to thank all of you for your good wishes, slowly things a falling into place :)
Here's an image I've created today, as you know I am the world's greatest Lapwings fan, so here's a different aproach to these wonderfull birds, As I like B&W a lot, even more than color, I always try to get some nice contrasting light as I think it gives the images a lot of strenght. Here's a noisy Lapwing kindly asking me to GET OUT! :D
Hope you like it.

Mark II
300 f/4
1/400Seg.
F5.6
Exp Comp +2/3
ISO 250


All comments and Critiques are more than welcome and very much apreciated!

[Steve Canuel]

Hello Ramon,
Nice look from this guy. Doesn't look like he wanted to be in your photo:) Seems like this might work well as a vertical too. I like the rim lighting on the bird. I'd like to see the side of the face and (especially the eye) a little brighter. Might also remove those two spots near his left wing and the other one a little further out near the bottom of the white area ;)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Thanks Steve for your suggestions, is this any better to you? Let me know :)

[Steve Canuel]

I think it looks better. The pupil/iris is more clearly defined.

[Juan Aragonés]

Repost looks much better in my monitor Ramón and I think that this images works very fine in both, landscape and vertical croppings.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and open bill but the B/W doesn't work for me here. The blacks on the chest look blocked on my monitor.

[Fabs Forns]

I also like the repost better. Fill flash would have helped you in this back lit situation. I like the rim light and can live with the specular highlights.

[Greg Basco]

Hola, Ramon. I like the repost very much. I think this is a great and different approach, and the OOF background is very nice as well.

Cheers,
Greg

[Nate Chappell]

I like the repost a lot Ramon, great calling pose and it works well in black and white. When I was in Argentina one of these birds flew straight at me, I think it would have hit me, had I not hit the ground first.

[denise ippolito]

Ramon, I took a minute to go on your web-site and I really loved your B&W work- This image is very nicely done. I agree with previous comments and look forward to more!