snowy fishing

[John Hawkins]

I Photographed this today at JN Ding Darling on Sanibel,FL. Not much action, the tide was very high. I used my Sony a100 and a Sigma 50-500mm lens. The data=f/10, 1/640, -0.7 ev, ISO 100, at 500mm.All comments welcomed, thanks, John

[Jeff Cashdollar]

John,

Nice work, the picture looks good, whites have great texture and I assume the histogram was not clipped on the right.

Open the aperture and the DoF will help reduce the distracting BG and increase shutter too. Usually, I see ISO 200 or 400, not 100. You gain shutter as well with the higher ISO and the quality trade-off is worth it.

I would clean up bottom right hand corner - well done.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi John,
I like the action, would have liked to have seen a better head angle, but lets just say that this hungry fellow was concentrating on his snack. I agree with Jeff's good advise...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Bob Miller]

Hi! I agree with jeff and would add that you should consider lightening and sharpening the eye just a tad.

[Lance Peters]

Hi John - good advice above from Jeff - nice details in the whites. HA is somewhat off but lets call it a behavioural shot. Would clone his legs out of the bottom right hand corner and as mentioned a little work on the eye.
Keep em coming :)

[Hazel Grant]

well done. agree with above. hard to get a white bird without blowing the whites. good job

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with comments and you did real well with the exposure !!! Easy to blow the whites !!!

... remember to keep working those birds for a head angle and move as they move for sun angle !!!