Snowy

Gallery: AvianPosted December 5, 2010104 views13 comments

Brazos Bend State Park. Richmond TX. Yesterday morning.

D3 ISO 400. 300/2.8 with 2x tc. F6 1/3200 -0.7ev. About 30% of full frame. (I gotta get a longer lens!) Gitzo Tripod. Wimberly head. Morning light. No change to color saturation-as is.

This was a good shooting day. I got several series of the snowy fishing and moving from place to place.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 5, 2010 at 3:59 PM

Angela- I like the landing position and the sharpness of the image overall.I also like the setting and the composition, but I do see, and this could just be my monitor, a few hot spots: the forehead, near shoulder, and inside tail coverts- perhaps a tad less highlight detail may bring them down a bit, or shooting at -1.0EV might have helped here-just a thought.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 5, 2010 at 5:16 PM

Super detail, Angela. Love the incoming flight stance with the yellow feet.
Longer lens? Longer means more weight, although a 500 would be nice. Before buying this 300 2.8 I bought a 200-400 and returned it because of the front heaviness of the beast.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 5, 2010 at 7:44 PM

A very dynamic subject and fine image. I like this landing pose and the way it shows the wings and the legs so well.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on December 5, 2010 at 8:03 PM

It's amazing. I'd not kill, but i'd be so amazed to have a shot like this. Just gorgeous Angela. :)

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on December 5, 2010 at 11:43 PM

Sweet shot Angela,I love the elegant light and detail. I was at Brazos Bend this afternoon and the action was good, but nowhere near the quality of light you had yesterday - excellent capture.

Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 6, 2010 at 4:22 AM

Great colour, pose and detail Angela - you've done a wonderful job on the whites in what appears to be quite bright light.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 6, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Great job on the exposure, it looks totally nailed, Angela. Loving the sharpness and thosr colourful legs too. Top shot IMO.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 6, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Angela,
great landing pose, great colors and great exposure control. Well done.
Brazos Bend SP..... love that place.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 6, 2010 at 11:12 AM

This is excellent Angela, even more so considering the large crop. Nice landing posture, framing and look at those distinctive feet.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM

What a beautiful image

The colours and exposure are lovely.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 6, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Wonderful detail for a small crop and good job handling the whites, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 6, 2010 at 7:52 PM

Great landing pose Angela, love the super view of the 'golden slippers', eye and details under the wing. A very appealing image as posted.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Dottie Short on December 7, 2010 at 6:02 PM

Well this is just the cutest! Wish I had been there with you. Nice crisp entertaining action shot, and the exposure is spot on. Love those yellow-orange feet with matching upper beak and eyes.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments