Take two

Gallery: AvianPosted August 9, 2016124 views7 comments

This is the second in a series of shot from same Osprey family I photograph on July 29 at the Lieutenant River, Ct. I sued Ligtroom 5 to help with the whites and shadows, The photo was take using a tripod and is cropped by 20%.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 07/29/16 6:57:42 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Spot Metering
ISO Speed 400, Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Focal Length 329.0mm, Image Quality RAW, AF Mode AI Servo AF
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 9, 2016 at 6:23 PM

Peter: perfect capture of the moment and all the techs are spot on. How did this encounter end? Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 9, 2016 at 8:10 PM

Awesome action series, Peter. This wing spread is awesome. And you have eye contact in both birds. Really cool. I think with a little bump in contrast, you could make the birds pop a little more.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 9, 2016 at 9:09 PM

Peter, I again like the interaction in this a lot. My comments are going to echo the same one I just made on your other post of this subject. I think it still feels a tiny bit underexposed (Maybe by a third), but since you made adjustments to the whites and shadows, I don't know how much of it was created in camera vs. in post processing.
If mine, I would bring up the shadows a bit more in LR and again add back in some contrast, because it feels a little flat (most likely because of the whites being brought down and the shadows being brought up. By doing that, you reduced your contrast, so adding some back in helps). Hope this helps. I really dig this image. Great work!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 10, 2016 at 12:04 AM

That is really harsh. I like how the youngster's head is turned completely around to see what is coming, but it is still stuck on the perch.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 10, 2016 at 10:47 AM

Hi Kurt
In this photo I increased the exposure to +.5 and the contrast to 45. Thank your for the comments.
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 10, 2016 at 2:23 PM

Fantastic timing on this one, Peter. Great eye contact and excellent detail. You might consider cloning out the sticks in the lower left since they don't seem to add anything to the image and are a minor distraction. If this were mine, I think I'd crop to a 4x5 horizontal to really emphasize the birds as much as possible. Kurt's commentsw on exposure and contrast seem appropriate and I like your repost. By the way-you can upload a 1200 pixel image (though it appears limited to 500 KB) in the comments section for a repost. Then when people click on it, they'll get the larger image. Excellent work.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 10, 2016 at 4:06 PM

Great action Peter-love the full spread wing pose and the look from the lower bird. I think, as Dennis suggested, you could clone away the branch on the left and crop-or not- as I think the birds are well positioned in the frame. devil

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments