Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 4
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 400
Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS USM
One of my entries in the Pro-Tour. I didn't make the top 10 portfolios, but I have at least one image in the top 110 images. We will know the details at the awards on July 10th.
Owning a 7D myself I can understand why you might not want to push the ISO too much higher, but I would have preferred a little more DOF to help get some detail around the front body of the bird.
IMO the lack of detail around the legs and perch really confused me a bit because of the little stick - it makes me think the bird has 3 legs...
Hey Jeff, good bird, nice thin perch, and beautiful smooth gradiant BG. Critical focus seems to be on the bill...a bit more DOF would have covered the eye to get the whole face sharp. I would also reverse the current amount of space left and right.