EOS-1D Mk III, 500mm f/4 + 1.4xII, 1/320, f/5.6, ISO 800
Fill Flash at -2
Full Frame
Photographed from car using BLUBB.
Removed large "dropping" from top of post.
This is another image that I found recently while looking through some old files that I had never processed.
This is from a May 2008 visit to Burns, OR.
Everything about this is spectacular except for the post. Not much that you could do about that except return in about 100 years when it is well weathered. SH, EXP, BKGR, open bill, and species are all excellente.
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Certainly the best image of this species I've ever seen - although I can't remember that many. Ditto all of the above comments re pose, BG, light, open bill. Only drawback for me is that critical sharpness seems best around the leg and breast, and falls off just a little at the head and neck. But not enough to spoil a very fine image.
Great capture of this skittish bird. I've also seen them perching on posts when I go to the sierras in late spring.
I agree with the comments above. On my screen it looks a bit too contrasty, but other than that I really like this image.
An excellent image. I have repeatedly tried to photograph these birds without success. Every time I have seen one it is disappearing into the brush. I agree with the above comments. That said, the neat thing about the perch is that I can see the feet.