WADING THE MARSH
Taken today literally wading and kneeling in the marsh Ft DeSoto. Finally a great day with some great light and available birds. The Reddish Egret is always volunteering a photo shoot and never dissapoints. He had just finished resting and off to fishing again he went.
Canon 1DMIII 300 mm 2.8 L IS lens w 1.4 X
ISO 320 f6.3@1/2000 (in hindsight I wished for more dof)
MInor adjustments to light and color
Rotated canvas a little and about 10% cropped
C&C always Thanks
Sweet action shot you captured here. Love the pose.
Nice pose & low angle shot. I wish for more room in the left.
Good bird, good action, good low angle, good exposure, good BG. Oh, and did I happen to mention that I think it's a good photograph? I don't understand your lamenting the lack of DOF.
Hey Craig. As I do love the dof here for the soft bg I usually like 7.1 with the 1.4 on. It seems to make the whole bird really sharp and I think my center point was on the body rather than the head so I felt it lacked sharpness. I was directed to a tutorial by Art on Rear focus and I am planning on reading it to learn more. I think it will solve my problem with the Al Servo mode and center dot focus problem. Thanks Art for posting these lessons for us.Originally Posted by Craig Brelsford
I like the low angle as well, this is a great action shot I like the messed up feathers nice shot....
Randy
YAWWith the bird's head and neck angled away, the head and neck are not as sharp as they should be. I like the pose and your low perspective but the harsh light and the rather messy setting leave me convinced that this one is not your best.
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Ahhh poo yeah I can do better and haveYAWI'll be sure to post a killer one next. Thanks everyone
Good plan. I will be looking for it
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Love the intense look on the bird as well as his wing feather fluff!
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