Gallery: AvianPosted July 2, 2012121 views5 comments
canon 7D, 70-200 w/2xextenderIII, no tripod, shot in Yellowstone, I believe it was 16f-stop
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Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 2, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Hey Nancy,
I took the liberty of moving this one over to the Avian Gallery...
Cheers...
Brad
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 2, 2012 at 5:41 PM
This is a Red-tailed Hawk in case you wondered. Te light looks good, but the image has a lot of noise and the blues and greens are over-saturated for my tastes. The composition is a bit heavy on the empty sky as well.
The EXIF in the file shows this was shot at ISO 160, 400mm, f/11 at 1/500th second. If you are going to hand hold that much focal length I'd suggest using a higher ISO to get the shutter speed up a bit.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Alan Murphy on July 2, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Nice lookback pose. I would raise the bird in the frame and remove the noise in the sky.
Registered on December 3, 2003, 192 Posts, 739 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on July 2, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Very nice pose. Usually they are already swooping away when I see them. Like the clean, simple composition. Comments re noise and saturation already made.
Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 3, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Nancy, looks like you have some great suggestions. I agree with them and would only add I would also put this comp a little off center. For me, I might move it a touch to the left since the bird is looking right giving him room to look into.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
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5 commentsI took the liberty of moving this one over to the Avian Gallery...
Cheers...
Brad
The EXIF in the file shows this was shot at ISO 160, 400mm, f/11 at 1/500th second. If you are going to hand hold that much focal length I'd suggest using a higher ISO to get the shutter speed up a bit.