This spoonie was imaged courtesy of Capt.James Shadle, who took Daniel, Roman and myself out for a fun afternoon. Towards the end of the light, many of the spoonies were heading out, and this good looking fellow flew across a nice green background for me.
D700 600mm with 1.4 TC, f/6.3 1/2000s ISO 800 Wimberley/Gitzo, standing in the bay
What a great looking spoonie, and it's nice and sharp. I wonder if you worked on the BG here or if the spoonie and BG were separated enough to give you this blur. You had killer light for your adventure!
I shiver every time I see the underside of these guys wings, so much smooth colorful details to be seen. A very clean and well plumaged bird. The wings outstretched is killer. A classic pose well imaged.
Mariana: The only work I did on the BG was to darken a tan stick in the extreme right upper corner. I knew that Daniel would bust me for it, if left alone. I was fortunate that the bird was far enough away from the background to give the nice blur. Often it is a pretty cluttered BG there.
Hey Randy, good luck on your side to fly across such a nice BG - always better than sky. Good eye contact, and I like the wing position. The sharpness looks good too. Well captured.
Awesome full-frame image Randy! I like the pose with the wings pushing downwards. Nice mottled BG...but if it were mine I'd lighten the tan stick in URC (just kidding )
Heading home for the night
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