Something Different

[Harold Davis]

i took this last week at a local bird sanctuary. the bird was on a roof so i was able to get this kinda funky image. i only hated that it was sidelit.

D300, 120-400 at i dont have the exif but i'll guess 200mm, f/5, 1/400s, ISO 1250. it was late!!!

thanks for looking. comments and critiques much appreciated.

[Dave Leroy]

The light looks like it has a nice soft glow to it, and although it would have been nice to have full front lighting, the side lighting is not that noticeable.

I really like the nice simple composition and nice very soft bg grading from blue to white.

Full dof would have been very nice as well.

[PeterCollins]

Do like it Harold, would possible have liked more DoF but in the circumstances i dont think that was much of an option!

The side light here isnt an issue, eye contact is spot on!

Very nice :)

[Lance Peters]

Hi Harold - like were you were going with this one - different - like the soft hues and the visible eyes.
Would have liked the bill to be sharp and in focus aslo.
Like it!!

[Adams Serra]

Hi Harold,
Crazy looking bird man, the only thing that bothers me a little is the motion blur at the tip of the bill.

[Alfred Forns]

Seems like an easy shot but hard to do .. those guys never cooperate :) .. key for these is stopping down as much as you can !!!

[Troy Lim]

Wow, this is the kind of shot I would use for competition. So unique.

[Bill Dix]

Great idea - unique perspective and nice comp, but doesn't quite work for me without more dof.

[Harold Davis]

thanks guys. i totally agree that more dof would have been great. i was maxed out here though because of the low light and no tripod.