Caracara with a roadkill

[Troy Lim]

Caracara eating armadillo, a few frames before he took off with the meal to feed the babies.
Shot from a car, forgot to turn on the VR:o.
D700 + 600VR on a bean bag.

Aperture Priority
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 600 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[Scott Frye]

Nice catch -- I would like to see more detail in the whites on the neck and try a bit more saturation to bring out the orange

[Troy Lim]

Nice catch -- I would like to see more detail in the whites on the neck and try a bit more saturation to bring out the orange

Scott, I did a black and white point with white set to 244, it looks good on my screen I could see some details. The previous shot on the fence post was too white so I actually paid attention to this one. Perhaps it is the difference of the monitor. Hope others agree with me on this one.

[Charles Mills]

Perhaps a bit more saturation would be nice but the whites look okay on my monitor.

[Austin Thomas]

Hi Troy,

I don't know the subject well enough to comment on how white the neck is supposed to be. It is a great angle, especially from a car.

tfs

Austin

[Pat Bonish]

Nice, I've been trying to get a shot of one of these for awhile now. I see them hanging out with the buzzards, but by the time I've pulled off the road, they're gone!

[Fernando Diez]

Hi Troy, I like the angle and moment. The Black and whites look good.
Good BG and sharpness.
Fer

[Sid Garige]

Scott, I did a black and white point with white set to 244, it looks good on my screen I could see some details. The previous shot on the fence post was too white so I actually paid attention to this one. Perhaps it is the difference of the monitor. Hope others agree with me on this one.

Very nice image Troy. Your exposure looks fine. I dont see any lost details in whites.

[Arthur Morris]

I like the bird behind the bank look and the bird's dinner.

[Troy Lim]

Thank you all. I agree with the saturation. Will certainly apply some to this image.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition, sharpness and setting. Eye contact looks good, too. Saturation looks fine here, maybe a tad more contrast?