Crossed Hearts

Gallery: AvianPosted March 21, 201085 views7 comments

I caught this pair of Mourning Doves yesterday sunning themselves in a pine tree. They were quite a ways away when I took the shot but I didn't want to risk disturbing them by moving closer. I thought their crossed position and the setting made it an interesting shot. C&C welccome.

Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/1600
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
1000

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM

Nice shot, Clayton! We have got the same idea!
Cheers.
Mauro.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 21, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Clayton,
love is in the air!! You got a tender moment very well!

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on March 21, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Sweet interaction, very nice. Only thing I wish for is a bit of a different head position by the front bird.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 21, 2010 at 7:24 PM

I like the way the doves are spotlighted here Clayton but they do look a bit soft to my eye.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM

A nice interaction you caught here Clayton. I like it.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 21, 2010 at 10:29 PM

I'm not sure how much more cropping this photo would take well but if it's not cropped much already I think I would crop in closer on the left and the top. Nice interaction you captured.

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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on March 22, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Thanks everyone. I tried cropping it a little more Nate, but as Ron said it's already a little soft and I felt the image wasn't standing up to a tighter crop. I am guessing I was about 75ft away when I shot it.

Registered on February 6, 2010, 55 Posts, 235 Comments