I had a dud of a morning but decided to drop by a state park on the way home from my usual wildlife refuge and I saw a Killdeer on the bank of Wakulla Springs. I'm pretty happy with this shot because of the mixed lighting. I might clean up the FG and remove the bright area in the top left corner but I haven't decided how much editing I'd like to do quite yet.
Your thoughts?
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
AE lock ON
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length 268.0 mm
Hey Ian, seeing one of these next to water seems wrong to me. I'm used to seeing them on dirt and asphalt! :)
Herb is right about right side being too dark....it looks like that area was in shadow. The head looks a bit too parallel to the camera but since my expertise is with macro, I'd wait for an official member of the HAP to chime in with their verdict. :)
Thank you both for the nice comments and it was strange to see one near the water. It was actually on the beach, well, a sandy swimming area in the park.
As for the shadow, I kind of like the effect and think the lighted head, legs, and front half make it stand out from a basic portrait. I'm also trying to find interesting light and personally, I'm pretty happy the way this one turned out. But alas, it's in the eye of the beholder :)