Wing Test

Gallery: AvianPosted January 15, 201192 views7 comments

This chick was testing his wings while mom looked on. I never did see him take off.

Canon 5D
300mm f/4L IS
1/1000, f/7.1, ISO 800
80% of full frame
5-1-2010, 8:16am

Critiques and comments are very welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 15, 2011 at 10:29 PM

This is just amazing in every way.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 15, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Fun image, Carol. I love the pose junior is in and you did an excellent job getting both birds in clear focus.

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

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 16, 2011 at 8:37 AM

I really like this Carol. Great look at parent and young. Nice job on the whites.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on January 16, 2011 at 10:27 AM

I love those flying wings. Good job on the whites. A very cool image.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Wow, Carol. This is super. Great techs here, and that rare look at the young one's quills is really something.

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

Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 16, 2011 at 1:23 PM

Carol,
I really like the plucked look of the young. Very nice moment well captured.

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

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 17, 2011 at 6:14 PM

Love the poses of both birds Carol, the setting and eye contact. The chick still has sheaths on the wing feathers, it would be awhile before the chick could fly but they do flap their wings a lot at this stage. Nice work on the whites.

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