... and away

[Leroy Laverman]

I took this one last summer in the late morning. I thought about cloning out the tree in the background but I think it adds an anchor to the image. What say you?

Technical bits
Nikon D80
Nikon 80-200mm 1:2.8 AF-D (at 200mm)
ISO 400 f/7.1 1/800sec
spot metering, shutter priority
(rookie mistake - I took this in jpeg mode - forgot to switch back to raw after taking snapshots of the family :o)

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Leroy,

You did well with the exposure. YES!! the green is a HUGE distraction. I could not agree more with you in cloning that out!

I would love to see the wings in the upper side of the bird, but this one works well for me.

[Leroy Laverman]

Here's a quick edit out of the offending tree. Digital chainsaw :)

[Philip Lombard]

NOw that is a good shot.