Gallery: AvianPosted April 16, 201163 views2 comments
The Wakodahatchee Wetlands in March of this year.
This was my first day trying back button focus. Takes a little getting used to but I think I'm going to keep it this way.
1/800, f/8, 400mm
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 17, 2011 at 12:45 AM
A very nice flight shot, and the head/neck angle is really different. The whites on the neck are just a bit hot on my monitor; you can likely pull more detail out there.A bit more room for the bird to fly into would improve a good shot.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 17, 2011 at 8:47 AM
Richard,
Always neat to get a flight shot of a bird with nesting material in the bill. I like the flight pose but would have liked to have seen a little more head turn towards the viewers in this image. I agree with Jim D. on the whites and room for the egret to fly into. At the size posted I'm not seeing much detail in the feathers and the bird looks soft. Selectively sharpening the bird might help though I am not sure.
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2 commentsAlways neat to get a flight shot of a bird with nesting material in the bill. I like the flight pose but would have liked to have seen a little more head turn towards the viewers in this image. I agree with Jim D. on the whites and room for the egret to fly into. At the size posted I'm not seeing much detail in the feathers and the bird looks soft. Selectively sharpening the bird might help though I am not sure.