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    Default Eye Level: Brant Goose (Barnegat Lighthouse State Park)

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    This Brant Goose was standing in the pools left next to the jetty when the tide went out - first time I'd ever seen this species. I spread my tripod legs out wide to get to eye level with the bird.

    Canon 1D Mark IV
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    1/1600s @ f/8 (Manual)
    ISO 400
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    Sweet detail and head angle. It's way too big in the frame for me and I wish you left room for the virtual feet.

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    Nice looking bird. Love the details in the black head and neck. Exposure looks good to me. TFS Gary.

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    Charles:

    Well exposed, sharp, but sometimes 800 is just too much!

    I agree with Alan, too tight. Under those circumstances, a head shot, or head and shoulders shot might have been a good option for you.

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    Hehe OK I get it - too tight. It seems somewhat impossible, but I suppose 800 is too much sometimes! I guess that's why I put the 800 away and switched to the 70-200 + 2x for the afternoon :)

    Randy, thanks for the framing suggestions - just so I understand better, do you mean cropping what I have or something different? Maybe a portrait? I'm assuming I probably should have taken a few steps back and tried to leave more room around the bird. I didn't think about the "virtual feet" as Alan suggested but that is a good idea as well.

    My first time photographing shore birds, so just bit out of my comfort zone - any help is more than appreciated!

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    Charles:

    When you have too much lens, and can't back up to get the entire bird in, a good option if the bird will allow is to move forward to you can do tight portraits. The detail and impact of some of those images is pretty impressive.

    You could crop what you have, but the image quality won't be as good as if you did it in camera by moving closer.

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    Good suggestions offered already. You could always add the TC too to see if that does the trick, but approaching a tame bird is always fun I do love the HA here, and what looks like hars light was dealt with as best as possible.

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    Charles, I couldn't help myself and I took a few shots of the Brant in the pools also. Nice job w/ the exposure and sharpness. I do wish you had the feet in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by denise ippolito View Post
    Charles, I couldn't help myself and I took a few shots of the Brant in the pools also. Nice job w/ the exposure and sharpness. I do wish you had the feet in.
    Since the feet were underwater, I'll work on the "virtual feet" for next time - which Alan suggested as well. Taking a few steps back probably would have helped!

    Thanks for the feedback :)
    Charles

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    Nice sharp image Charles with good exposure. Good suggestions above.

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