Spoonbill

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1000~F9~1/2000 sec~manual exposure~Hand Held~4-2-2010~High Island, Texas~CS4
I really like overcast conditions for avian photography, and its been over a month since we had any here. The good news is I can spend time on images taken earlier in the year.
This was taken under overcast light, close to full frame, and obviously something is going to be clipped! One of the down sides of low-contrast light is detail is diminished, since detail is defined by contrast. This can be partially offset, as far as I can tell, by being close to the subject. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Randy Stout]

Bill:

Very nice transillumination of wings and tail, yet with good light on the eye.
Sharp.

Also really like you can see the bones in the wings.

I appreciate the full frame nature here, but the crop is tight enough that it bothers me.

Interested in others take on this point.

Thanks for sharing, like images that make me ponder them!

Cheers

Randy

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Really nice sharp details and exposure looks great. To me it is a bit tight too. The soft blue BG is pleasing.