I photographed these 2 in JN "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge Sanibel, FL.
I used my Sony Alpha 100 with A Sigma 500 zoom lense at 230 mm,1/400 exposure,f/6.3,ISO 200, matrix metering.
Really like the pose and action you captured in this image John but I find that the focus appears to be on the backs of the birds thus leaving the heads a little on the soft side on my monitor. Not an easy inage to get as the focusing is difficult with so many branches around. Many thanks for sharing.
As above, but you first need to focus on the eyes. With all the clutter above their heads, you did reasonably well (but much better to find them on a clean perch...) I saw these birds on that same branch but passed on them as there heads were deep in the clutter at the time and I had an IPPT group with me. (There was only room for one or two persons...)
later and love, artie
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