Ole Blue Eyes

Gallery: AvianPosted February 22, 201476 views3 comments

Yesterday it was a lovely day in Houston! High of 68 with sunny blue skies. Took a day trip to Brazos Bend State Park and brought home a few nice images. I was shooting with a 500 mm with a 2X TC and was so close to this White Ibis that I cut his 'virtual' feet off so I decided a portrait shot was in order. Any comments appreciated.

EOS 5D Mark III
EF500mm F/4L IS +2XIII TC * 1000mm
ISO 400 * 1/1250 sec @ F/8.0

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3 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 22, 2014 at 7:58 PM

Tack sharp and great DOF, good control of those whites Dottie.
Well done

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 23, 2014 at 2:10 AM

A nice sharp portrait. The shoulder whites are pushing the envelope a bit, right at the edge of the gamut. I think you might pull back about 10% and improve this and maybe pick up a little detail in that area.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 23, 2014 at 6:23 PM

Lovely detail, Dottie, and a great view of the eye. Are you pairing the 2xIII with the older 500? I have the older 500 and I've been toying wth the idea of getting the new 2X. With this kind of results, I'd be very tempted.

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