Frosty

Gallery: AvianPosted December 28, 200986 views9 comments

We didn't have much going on this Christmas, so we hooked up to the trailer and headed up north, to Padilla Bay, which is up by Anacortes, WA. There were soooo many raptors, but I was not successful in getting any good images of any of them. I did however, come upon this very cold GBH, in early moring light.

Olympus e3
Olympus ZD300 f2.8 w/2x
ISO 100
f5.7
1/400th
-.7ev

Normal routine in PS. Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 28, 2009 at 11:49 PM

Classic pose - nice light and a good BG

- Luke

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 29, 2009 at 12:49 AM

Very nice light; good three dimensional image from the angle of the light.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on December 29, 2009 at 2:30 AM

I really like this pose and the setting Mike. I would perhaps selectively sharpen the area around the eyea touch more to give his face a bit more punch

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 29, 2009 at 8:52 AM

I like this shot a lot, Michael. The morning light is really nice and I like the frosty vegetation. I agree that a little more sharpening on the head is a good idea, as the rest of the bird looks really good. Very nice shot.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on December 29, 2009 at 10:33 AM

I love that light and the classic pose with the wonderful beard. The frosty vegetation makes a nice counterpoint to that gorgeous warm light.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 29, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Great light angle here Mike. I believe the bird could be a bit sharper, but overall a very pleasing image to view.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 29, 2009 at 7:46 PM

Great Shot Mike. What really grabs my attention is the composition.
May

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 29, 2009 at 8:24 PM

Mike,

I love the soft light, the great hunched down pose and the included habitat.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 30, 2009 at 10:26 AM

Beautiful pose and light, Mike. BTW, some friends told us at dinner yesterday that they recently visited Nisqually and saw 16 Bald eagles from the end of the two barns trail.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments