Flying Blind

Gallery: AvianPosted March 5, 2014301 views15 comments

You have heard of Flying Blind, this guy was flying into the blind.
Was not sure about how this image turned out after processing and thought I would post it to see how the majority votes.
Hand held, cropped to 45% of FF with some canvas added.

File Name Ramy_4413_CF40.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 3/3/2014 6:08:21 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 238.0mm
Flash Type External E-TTL
E-TTL II flash metering Evaluative flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation -1

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 5, 2014 at 7:21 PM

This one leaves me speechless. On one hand it is an awesome capture, on the other it is a little too close for a pleasing view. Wish the background wasn't so red.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 5, 2014 at 7:42 PM

This is pretty awesome.Never seen anything quite like this. The wings tips look so cool.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 5, 2014 at 7:44 PM

Unique and impressive.

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 5, 2014 at 10:04 PM

Wow - very nice ..

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 5, 2014 at 10:38 PM

Ok, this one is going to wake you up at night.

Definitely a unique angle and view. The detail in the head is great. The flash fall off and the ghosting tail feathers above his head make this otherworldly.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 6, 2014 at 7:05 AM

Almost a painting ! Well done .. Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 6, 2014 at 9:04 AM

Very cool, Mike. Definitely an unusual angle.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 6, 2014 at 10:44 AM

Unusual, unique image! Like something coming right at you in a dream. Probably different than you expected, but certainly one of a kind.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 6, 2014 at 12:18 PM

Amazing flight pose with the head on look, way to go.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 7, 2014 at 12:16 AM

Mike,
Very unique image. You could not possibly have imagined this when you captured this frame. Almost like a dream with the depth of field fall off front to rear. The head is very sharp and the wing shimmer is really nice. Terrific image and very unique Mike. What is the background???

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 7, 2014 at 2:20 PM

Stunning image, Mike!! I don't know how you pulled it off, but you did a wonderful job! Congrats!!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 8, 2014 at 12:13 AM

Unique image! What is the background? Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on March 8, 2014 at 9:45 AM

Thanks to everyone for the comments on this image.
The BG is the pine straw covered ground of a clearing leading up a hill next to a Pine Forest and the shot was taken from a tree stand blind at a slight downward angle.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 9, 2014 at 11:45 AM

Mike, this is a stunning catch! I like the negative space on the left and the red hints in the background. I could also see this as a square crop.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 18, 2014 at 10:33 AM

About the 'coolest' cardinal flight pose I've ever seen Mike

Well presented, well done!

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