Gonzo's @ Lunch

[phillane]

Took this some time ago and thought I'd share with you all rather than doing the whole critique thing. I am well aware the lighting here is far from ideal. Shot with canon 40D & EF 300 F 2.8 IS UM + canon 2X EF EXT ISO 400.



Cheers

[Tony Whitehead]

Not seeing an image or thumbnail, Phil. Lets us know if you are having any problems uploading.

[phillane]

Sorry Tony, its a bottleneck from my ISP.

[Tony Whitehead]

Glad to see the image. Agree that the light isn't the best. May be worth darkening down the sky a little. Nice eye contact and feeding activity. Always hard to get a nice angle on raptors sitting up in trees.

[Joe Senzatimore]

As stated it's a tough angle , but that is where these birds live. Great detail in the head and eye.

[Jay Gould]

I like the capture! It would be interesting to see the result applying the underwing lightening technique described by Fabs: http://birdphotographers.net/forums/...534#post343534 :D

[phillane]

Jay


Thanks for the suggestion, I tried it and had some modicum of success however anytime you go into a shadow area and filddle with it causes the grain to pop. In doing so I had to apply additional noise filtering which IMHO further detracts from the image. I can see how this could be a great tool in not such extreme cases. Thanks for the suggestion.



All the best


Phil Lane :)

[phillane]

You got that right, as it is a 200 ft 90 degree drop directly behind this puppy.


all the best


Phil