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    Default Black-necked Stilt at Harns

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    This Black-necked Stilt is one of thirteen I had been observing this past month
    at Harns Marsh Preserve. Flight photography of this species I've found extremely
    challenging to document as the birds will wade over a long distance and there is
    no telling when they will "blast off."

    Typical observation technique was made with a radical change by using the 5dm2.
    It took me quite a few shots to re-acquaint myself with the characteristics of the
    camera compared to the mark3.

    I darkened pixels to eliminate a highlight on the tip of the stilt's bill.

    The local time was an hour later than the exif data shows. The light on the bird is
    natural and was seen about forty minutes after sunrise on a clear day.

    Black-necked Stilt at Harns Marsh Preserve
    Lehigh Acres, Florida USA

    Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM
    1/1250s f/5.6 at 840.0mm iso400
    Full EXIF Info
    Date/Time03-Jun-2011 06:152
    MakeCanon
    ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
    Flash UsedNo
    Focal Length840 mm
    Exposure Time1/1250 sec
    Aperturef/5.6
    ISO Equivalent400
    Exposure Bias+1/3
    White Balance
    Metering Modematrix (5)
    JPEG Quality
    Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
    Focus Distance19 m
    Last edited by Bob Pelkey; 06-12-2011 at 09:03 PM.

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    Lovely light, colours and BG. However, critical focus seems to be on the wing leaving the head quite soft.

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    Love the BG. Exp looks good on the wings but the whites on the chest are a bit hot. Head looks soft, focus looks like it was on the bottom wing....Great light though...TFS Bob

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    The light is sweet and the BG is to die for. I agree with Ofer about the point of maximum focus and with Dumay about the whites on the chest.
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    Bob, some very good critiques above. Absolutely loved the BG. It'd have been better to stop down a bit( i usually do that to cover for critical focus issue) and use higher ISO...but hindsight is always 20-20...something to try next time.

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    Lovely light and killer BG, Bob. This bird just shines on that BG. The head does look soft and it's too bad that it is slightly angled away from you.

    Glad to see you are using the Canon 5D2 for some bird photography.
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