Crested Caracara

Gallery: AvianPosted March 14, 2011147 views16 comments

South Texas. Martin Refuge. (Private Ranch) 3/12/2011.

D3. ISO 400 70-200/2.8 with 2.0 tc @400mm. f8. 1/1000s -0.3ev. Baited area. Gitzo with Wimberly head. About 85% FF. Cropped for comp.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 14, 2011 at 9:29 PM

A bird I'd love to see - especially at just 400mm! I think the framing is nice with the bird fitting in where the bush isn't

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 14, 2011 at 9:44 PM

Very nice light on this Caracara, Angela. You have very nice detail in the bird. I like where you have placed the bird in the frame, however, I am wishing for just slightly more room on the bottom. This a great image as posted.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on March 14, 2011 at 9:45 PM

NIcely done. I like the sharpness and the choice of DOF. The bush on the left is just the right sharpness and frames the bird well.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 14, 2011 at 10:15 PM

Great job in getting this shot. I like the overall composition and lighting to show the feather details. The larger image looks crisp and sharp, way to go, excellent.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on March 14, 2011 at 10:30 PM

I love this action-packed flight shot of this caracara. I think the positioning of the bird in the frame is excellent, and I believe the space at the bottom and right side is nice. I also noticed that the diagonal line of the wing mirrors the angle of the tree line. Very sharp and an excellent post.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 14, 2011 at 11:20 PM

Angela, I like how you managed to ake this image. Great job getting this before the tree was in the BG right behind the bird. Detail and color look super as well!

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 15, 2011 at 12:27 AM

Wow! This is an amazing shot Angela, excellent timing and control, very well done :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 15, 2011 at 7:15 AM

Really like the flight posture, sharpness and position of the bird relative to the background Angela.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 15, 2011 at 7:16 AM

Awesome shot Angela, very nice!

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on March 15, 2011 at 1:38 PM

Angela - verry nice! I love the active pose and how well it works with the setting. Excellent detail (as always) - weet image of what I think is a very handsome bird.

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

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Superb shot- great pose, perfect exposure and excellent details- thanks for sharing this, Fabio

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM

Killer pose. That wing up and tail feathers fanned add a lot of power to the image. Nice work, Angela.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 15, 2011 at 5:08 PM

This is a wonderful shot Angela, the thing that really sticks out to me about it besides the detail in the bird is the 3 dimensional feel of the shot, great work.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 15, 2011 at 7:18 PM

Great shot with excellent detail.

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Comment posted by richard remington on March 15, 2011 at 10:18 PM

Angela,

I can only hope for an amazing shot like this. What remarkable detail and a terrific background.

Rick

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 16, 2011 at 6:05 AM

Great action here, Angela ! Very good job.
Mauro

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