Balancing Act

[Randy Stout]

This trumpeter was imaged yesterday at the local bird sanctuary. Fairly late in the afternoon, with only a little weak winter sun filtering through the clouds. I was fascinated by his balance, as he did a number of poses, always balancing on one leg. This was the most interesting one for me.

D700 600mm f/6.3 1/1000s ISO 1000 Manual Gitzo/wimberley

Post: CS5, selective sharpening, curves adjustment in ACR.

I liked the subtle tonal gradations visible because of the very soft light.

Advice and comments always appreciated.

[Chris Martinez]

Absolutely love the pose. The light is falling nicely on the face.
Very nice:)

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Randy , Nice to see the touch of humour in your recent posts.

Perfect exposure to achieve the tonal gradations you mentioned and love the head position and the ripples in the water.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Wonderful exposure on the whites, like the head turn and eye contact. Rippled water also adds, nice taken Randy.

[Aravind Krishnaswamy]

The pose, exposure, composition, its all spot on. Best of all, a great title too :)

[Bhushan Dalvi]

Randy, great capture. Well exposed and the balancing act adds interest to the image . TFS.

[Indranil Sircar]

Randy, that really is one fascinating pose! Excellent exposure and light.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Great pose Randy!

[noelle zaleski]

Terrific!

Great pose Randy :)