Merlin

Gallery: AvianPosted October 25, 2011334 views5 comments

This juvenile Merlin was blazing fast - so much so that I had to add some canvas (and some bird) to this image. I won't say where - hopefully I did a passable job and you won't be able to tell.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 HH
f/6.3
1/1600
ISO 400

Cropped to 50%, some canvas work in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

*owl decoy used

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 25, 2011 at 10:42 PM

Nice Merlin image. Despite careful inspection I can't make out your handiwork, so I think the job was a bit more than passable. Well done.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 26, 2011 at 3:50 AM

Splendid capture Luke! Although your handiwork is seamless to my eye, as a picture I'd prefer this with some of the vacant area on the right was sliced off, making for more of a rectangular frame. This is not so much a "nit" as me simply stating a personal preference for a more traditional rectangular format ;^)

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 27, 2011 at 12:27 AM

Great pose and eye contact. Can't tell at all where the cloning was - the likely suspects of tail/wingtips all look fine to me.
I'm fine with the comp too - nice catch!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 27, 2011 at 6:02 AM

Luke,

Whatever you dd I cannot find it either, whatever it was it was certainly worth the efort for this beautiful image

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 29, 2011 at 7:55 PM

Very nice head turn, light and overall flight posture. I'm not seeing a lot of detail but that's understandable given the speed of the bird and the difficulty of the shot.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments