Hoodies in Flight

Gallery: AvianPosted November 8, 201592 views5 comments

Canon 1D-X, 500mm x 1.4TC, tripod
f5.6, 1640, ISO200

Lots of Hooded Mergansers in Boise this fall. My first attempt at flight shots of these handsome birds.

75% of full frame. Adjustments to Levels and selective sharpening to birds.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 8, 2015 at 2:38 PM

Nice, Jim. I like the light and tyhe relative positions of the birds in the frame. I'm sure it's just the angle with the soreline, but I think a bit of ccw rotation would make this image work even better.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 8, 2015 at 4:09 PM

One merg in flight is hard enough - two at once is really pushing it. I have nothing lie tihs in my files.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 8, 2015 at 4:31 PM

Nice to get them both in frame Jim-really fast birds for sure. I agree with Dennis about the slight CCW rotation.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 8, 2015 at 7:53 PM

Nice job getting the pair Jim...they are very fast. I agree about the shoreline making it look not leveled when I am sure it is. I think if you rotate it enough CCW, you might even be able to crop off the shoreline altogether.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 10, 2015 at 7:56 PM

Both in the frame, beautiful light, excellent! Ray

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