crow

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

D700
70-200mm f2.8 VR with 1.7TC
220mm
ISO 1600
f6.3 at 1/50s
Aperture Priority mode
Matrix Metering
+0.7EV
Auto white balance
handheld

Did a noise reduction (except the head), sharpen the head and wing, cropped.

Tried to capture these birds in flight, but without any success. This one was taken inside a shaded area hence the low shutter speed.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[Cheryl Flory]

I like your low angle and the great eye contact with the bird. it was really checking you out.

[Deborah Harrison]

Well done handholding at such a slow shutter speed - those VR lenses really do their job well. You might want to try cropping out a little of the foreground at the bottom - don't think it would make it too tight.

[Harold Davis]

you caught a cool pose. might try moving the bird off center and toning down the whites in the grass. i like the way you took advantage of the high ISO capabilities of your camera. nice job!!

[Gus Cobos]

I like the capture and unusual pose...I agree with Doctor Davis on toning down the grass...another option that could work in this composition is to leave the bird in the center of the frame and crop this into a pano...looking forward to your next one...good show...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Great suggestions You did well with the feather detail Those are tough birds !!!! Like the idea of the pano crop suggested by Gus and just take some from the left !!!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Thank you for all the suggestions and comments.

Here is a repost after darken the glass, crop off top and buttom for pano, crop off a little left and right. Also try sharpen the whole bird, not just the head and wing.