The Embrace

[Fabs Forns]

Happy Easter everyone!
Found at Everglades National Park, the post mating ritual.

Date: 4/11/09
Time: 5:045 PM
Model: NIKON D300
Lens (mm): 850 (500/4 VR plus 1.7X0
ISO: 500
Aperture: 6.7
Shutter: 1/2000
Exp. Comp.: 0.0
Flash Comp.: +0.0
Program: Manual
Focus Mode: AF-C
White Bal.: AUTO
ICC Profile: sRGB Profile

[Mark Fuge]

Nice, I always enjoy images that say more than "I'm a bird". This one does. Not always possible to find, but when you do, they are special in my view.

For critique, since that is what we are here for. I think cropping could help. There is a lot of extra space that pulls away from the subject. If the full birds were shown, it might fit better, but the head shot would be better cropped in my view.

However, Happy Easter to you and yours.

Mark

[Mark Fuge]

Sorry about the cropping comment above. All the time I was writing the comment, only the heads were showing. I thought something was wrong at first, but it never changed??? : < (

Now that I see the whole image I like it more.

Mark

[Harold Davis]

that's just not fair!

beautiful interaction. i knew i should have stayed.

[Mike Lentz]

Intimate moments in nature always make for winners in my book!

[Kobus Tollig]

Really like this well doe. I do feel that its maybe a bit dark what do you think

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely interaction Fabs. I also feel you could play in PS and bring out some more detail. Still, well captured.

[David Thomasson]

What a moment ... and you do seem to have an eye for these things. Concerning the light, I would just shamelessly mess with Mother Nature to draw more attention to the heads and crossed bills.

[Fabs Forns]

That is pretty amazing, David, it was very dark where they were and this brings them up nicele.

Thanks David and everyone for your comments.