Roadside Hawk

[Richard Unsworth]

1/640 F5.6, 100 CROP, ISO 400
Canon 40D 100-400 IS @400

Couln't get closer there were 2 crocs in the way :)



BG is very complex but it shows the bird in it's natural habit IMO

Rich

[Troy Lim]

Welcome to BPN. Angle on this shot was too sleep.
Good try.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Richard - is this a large crop??

Head area seems to be lacking in detail a little - did you apply NR to the whole image?

[Richard Unsworth]

Troy

Thanks for pointing that out; so you would not have taken the shot, was not possible to realign in this location?

Lance

Yes and yes ; your right about the detail will rework, thanks for the help

Now assuming points already mentioned were sorted how would you deal with that kind of BG?? or just not bother with the shot I needed to bre on 5.6 for SS - hand held @ 400

Rich

[Lance Peters]

Hi Richard - sometimes the BG is what it is - nothing you can do - so then the challenge becomes incorporating that into the image.
:)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Richard, good subject but the lighting is working against you. There are numerous hot areas(on the bird's neck and foliage) which becomes a distracting element. Shooting a subject in a tree can be a challenge due to all branches and mixed lighting. I more than realise how difficult it is to get a clean shot with a bird in a tree...

[Dan Brown]

Hi Richard. I would definitely have taken the shot but I would have used fill flash (minus 2 stops) which I always have at the ready with my flash and camera set up for high speed sync and a better beamer. This wouldn't have done much for the busy bg but would have possibly balanced the highlights versus the dark areas. Great bird!

[Richard Unsworth]

Thanks all
I seriously need to get suitable flashgun and beamer - -can I ask your recommendation for use with 40D?


Rich

[Dan Brown]

Rich, I am a Nikon user, so I don't know what's best for Canon. I would suspect that you would want to go top of the line and be sure you can achieve high speed sync with the flash/camera body combo. Good luck.

[Richard Unsworth]

OK Dan, no worries thanks very much

Rich