More Marco Madness

[Harold Davis]

from marco island on saturday afternoon with sid. long walk but well worth it!! after leveling the horizon this is close to full frame. had to clean up a wire in the bg.

D300, 50-500 at 165mm, f/10, 1/2500s, ISO 640

thanks for looking. comments much apreciated.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Harold, Good even lighting along with detail in the darks. I like the positioning in the frame and wings. The birds in the backround are not that intrusive and show the rest of the colony. I do notice a halo around the head and lower wing...

[Meesh Fink]

Beautiful shot - the exposure looks great and the bird is very detailed. I like the DOF.

I do agree, the image looks a 'lil oversharpened. The small sharpening halo makes the bird pop out too much. The beak looks very bright orange to me, but that may be how it really looked. :)

Very nice BIF!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great capture H. HA and eye contact are there. Lots of details in the blacks. Overall very nice.
Congrats

[Rachel Hollander]

Harold - Like it a lot and agree with above comments.

TFS,
Rachel

[Peter Farrell]

Very nice, harold. A sleek looking bird, I like the wing spread, nice detail. I too notice the halo but only after it was pointed out by others.
Peter

[Lance Peters]

Mr H - I love the composition - the Birds in the BG add to the story - IMHO.
Halo noted - exposure looks good and that wingspread......
Real 3D feel to this.
Big Congrats :)

[Robert Amoruso]

Inclusion of the skimmers in the BG really sets the stage for a good habitat image. I like the strong diagonal of the wings.

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with previous comments Can add wish you had more room for the bird since its tight in frame !!

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice flight shot, great sharpness and pose nice BG. would try to get more details from the blacks and I see the halo too.