Just a Mourning Dove

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi all, again I have been away for a while, after all the Lapwing discussion I needed some time out :p ... Now seriously, I am with a lot going on right now work-wise so I am very happy.
Here's the first image of this bird that I really like and althought it is a preety common bird I find it very beautifull, to get this shot what I did was to locate a feeder very high without any perches so the bird can only fly to it and if there's already a bird eating, the fly for a few seconds in the same place just for me :o
Hope you like it, it is not exactly the image I have in my mind but I hope to get it soon. Enjoy!

1/2000Seg.
F4.0
+2/3
ISO 640
300mm f4
MarkII
Handheld

[Dave Blinder]

Stunning shot Ramon, great wing stretch, lighting, comp, HA, and bg.

[denise ippolito]

Ramon, Beautiful BG color. The Dove seems to be floating. Very pleasing image!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I see nothing wrong with this one Ramon!
Love the wings up and eye contact. Great BG also. Welcome back!

[Danny J Brown]

It may be a "preety common bird" but that is a "preety gorgeous shot!" I love the Canon 300 F4! I've smashed the hood on mine three times and it goes right back into shape like play-dough.

[Grace Scalzo]

That is very beautiful, Ramon. I could see a bit off the left, but personal taste. Good to see you back.

[Harshad Barve]

beautiful framing and killer BG
TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome wing position! The bird pops nicely against the BG. I would probably tone down the brights a bit to bring out a bit more details on the underwing, and I would also smooth out the yellowish circle in ULC. Very strong effort :-)

[Clement Francis]

This is the best shot of a dove in flight that I have see this far.

[Mital Patel]

aha.. a perfect freeze .. excellent capture ramon.

[Stu Bowie]

Good show of the wings, and overall nice and sharp. Killer BG, and well done on capturing a very fast flyer.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Excellent flight image Ramon, I like it a lot.
Are you sure this is Mourning Dove, not Eared Dove?

[Ramon M. Casares]

Ilija, you are right! It is indeed an Eared Dove! :o

[Dave Barnes]

Love the IQ Ramon. Super colour and BG. Good to see you posting again.

[Kiran Poonacha]

wow, beautiful image brother, nice to have you back, loved the light, pose, details and great BG, congrats..

[Greg Basco]

Ramon, as the others have said this is really nice. I normally like things skewed to one side but this one feels just a bit tight on the right to me. That said, I wish it were mine!

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Doug Brown]

Good to see you posting again Ramon! The bird looks great; perfect wing position, exposure, and sharpness. Love the green BG too.

[Danny Laredo]

Thi is just stunning. Love the capture and the flight poseqwing pose is great, as is the light and BG.

[David Fletcher]

Good to see you posting again Ramon. Excellent shot. Pretty well nailed. Nicely done sir!

[Mike Lentz]

beautiful work, Ramon! The light, wing position and clean BG are all top notch.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Thnak you all guys VERY much for your kind words and suggestion, it IS kind of tight to the right, I'll create another option with a little more room there and repost soon. Again, thanks!

[Sid Garige]

Ramon,

Never seen such a beautiful image of this species. Thanks for sharing.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice image Ramón. Love the Wing pose, the detail and the sharpness.
If one thing I would change is the cloning out the light brown patch in front of the bird's head however not critical...

Szimi