Morning Limpkins

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2012140 views11 comments

Spent two days shooting Vero beach and the vierra wetlands. this image from my first day at Vero. I really like the color palette, morning glow and the bg mosses. I have finally moved from AV setting to full manual and am happy to take the leap. For this image I was playing with my settings to get my dof right. Unfortunately by the time I changed the aperture the birds position changed. This was the perfect ha's for both and I think i just made the dof on both birds.
Canon 7D 300 mm 2.8 L IS w1.4 X
ISO 500 f8 @1/640 HH from a boat very close to full frame
C&C always welcome, Thanks

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11 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 19, 2012 at 1:17 PM

nice, Cheryl--I really like the comp and dof. very nice setting as well. I spend more and more time in manual--I think it's (mostly) the way to go.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 19, 2012 at 1:19 PM

Lovely lighting and setting and your depth of field looks good to me Cheryl

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 19, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Cheryl, I also like the light and the colors, and I always love Spanish moss. In the larger view you can tell how sharp the birds are.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 19, 2012 at 2:14 PM

Wonderful natural setting, the DOF & details look great to me Cheryl..
Well done!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 19, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Really nice Cheryl. Love the natural setting and how all the colors work together. The poses of the two birds work well together.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on January 19, 2012 at 5:27 PM

I like the color pallette and the poses of these two birds. I also like the inclusion of a lot of habitat in this shot. It gives me a good sense of the environment they live in. Nice.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 19, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Very nice. I like the almost cuddly poses from the Limpkins, the light on the birds and the appealing natural setting. Good sharpness and light in the eye on both birds.

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 19, 2012 at 6:18 PM

Beautiful, natural looking image.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM

I had to look this one up, never heard of a limpkin before. I like that both are in focus in the larger image and the complementing poses of each bird, nice job in getting this from a boat.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 20, 2012 at 8:39 AM

I love that you got the pair in the wild...I am seeing a greenish cast on the birds that I'm not sure is correct. Sharon

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 21, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Hi Cheryl

Yiou made the BG work out very well.!!! Love the pose of the limpkins. the monochromatic color, and the nateral habitat

Albert Darmo
Canada

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