Canon EOS 450D
Lens EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Shooting Date/Time 6/6/2010 08:15
Tv 1/2000Sec.
Av F7.1
ISO Speed 400
Image Quality RAW Processed in CS 5
Just a Dove
Canon EOS 450D
Lens EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Shooting Date/Time 6/6/2010 08:15
Tv 1/2000Sec.
Av F7.1
ISO Speed 400
Image Quality RAW Processed in CS 5
Great exp and love the light and BG....The eye really POP"s....Oh and it looks just like a Pigeon
these guys are hard to capture Nico, especially coming towards you! nice exposure, pose and IQ
Pigeon's are really called Rock Doves, so the title is good.
Not an easy image to get. Good incoming pose with a great tail spread. Not crazy about the shadows on the wings nor the scraggly BG lines behind the right (our left) wing tip. I would have photographed this guy wide open with that great lens for this type of image - could have helped with the BG. Still super, you did well to track this guy and it looks very sharp as posted.
Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 03-12-2011 at 04:11 PM. Reason: bad typo!!!
Nico:
Good comments already. The tail flare is really good, like how distinct the under tail coverts are.
Cheers
Randy
Nice pose. The eye is also in a bit of shadow from the eye socket. Yes to wide open. The tail seems a bit sharper than the face. EXP good. Shadows bad :)
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Love the pose and contrast between the bird and BG
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Hey Nico, good show of the wings here, and I like this typical landing posture. This could only have been at AR.
Thank for the comments and crits. This was my last post on this side !
Confused.... What do you mean by, "This was my last post on this side!"?Originally Posted by Nico Steenberg
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Really nice capture of this bird, Nico! I really like the birds angle and sharpness but I do wish for a less distracting BG. Very good none the less.
Daniel, The Rock Dove has been renamed Rock Pigeon I believe.
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