I took this shot in Ingonish Cape Breton at 6:10PM.
Canon 7D
Cropped by 30%
100-400mm at 400mm .My (new to me) 500mm is on its way!!
ISO 400
F 5.6
SS 1/2000
Manual EV +1
LR3
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks.
I took this shot in Ingonish Cape Breton at 6:10PM.
Canon 7D
Cropped by 30%
100-400mm at 400mm .My (new to me) 500mm is on its way!!
ISO 400
F 5.6
SS 1/2000
Manual EV +1
LR3
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks.
Gail,
Would cut some off the top and left side. A bit too much blue space for me. Nice underwing detail. A bit more separation between the left wing and the head would have been nice too.
Hi Clemens,
I agree about the amount of blue space but was afraid I would lose IQ if I cropped to 50%. Here it is anyway:
Sweet light and nice near wing position. As was pointed out above, the far wing position could be better. I prefer the tighter crop of the repost but might go even tighter.
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I like the repost. Congrats on the 500 -- might be a little bulky for flight photos though.![]()
Sweet light and image Gail! Very pretty colors in his wings captured here.
Congrats on the 500mmNext, get a kayak
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The tighter crop is much better. The image is nice and sharp with a good EXP. Your bird is in heavy molt.
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Like the tighter crop. That eye really stands out and I like the little bit of clouds in the sky.

I like the second edit. The eye is so sharp and expressive !
The close crop looks better, Gail.
Did you order the new 500, the lighter one or the still available 8.5 lbs one?
The new one is lighter and the minimum focusing distance is now 3.7 m instead of 4.5 m but the price is pretty steep.
Congratulations either way and wish you all the joy that I had when I got mine 5 years back.
Last edited by Karl Egressy; 08-23-2011 at 08:46 AM.
You are going to love the 500mm
I agree, the tighter crop is much better, can't wait to see what you get with that new toy~
Great shot. The space left for it to fly into is great. The evening golden light is wonderful. I agree about the far wing position. The near wing position is very nice.
Sounds good to me, Gail.
Good luck with the lens and camera.
You will love them.
Here the best price on the new one from my B&H pre-order:
1 Canon 500mm f/4L EF IS II (USM) LENS/USA 10,499.00.
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Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,
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