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Limpkin Portrait
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Limpkin Portrait

by Jim DeWitt

Gallery: AvianPosted October 20, 20162,059 views6 comments
Canon 1D-X, 500mm f4 x 1.4TC, handheld
f5.6, 1/640, ISO320

At an oxbow lake, Cocha Blanco, near the Madre de Dios River, Peruvian Amazon. The background is the understory of jungle understory foliage. The bird was about 15 feet from me; I had to back up to get it in focus.

75% of full frame. Slight adjustment to Levels; selective sharpening of bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 20, 2016 at 5:51 PM
Gorgeous image with that black bg and the nice side lighting on the Limpkin, Jim.  Good choice of framing.

devil

 
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 20, 2016 at 8:16 PM
Really like the black background. Wonderful portrait.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on October 21, 2016 at 12:06 PM
Hi Jim
I really like the photograph, the detail and lighting is great.  I would only loose a little of the right side of the frame, to move the Limpkin's eye of center.
Peter
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on October 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM
Very nice portrait with superb detail and the background just makes it pop.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 22, 2016 at 2:57 PM
Very nice capture of this bird Jim, and I like your compositional choice as well. The dark background really sets this image up wonderfully.
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on October 24, 2016 at 12:22 PM
This really looks fantastic against that background, especially with the bill adding a touch of brighter color.  Composition-wise, I think there are a couple ways one could go here, either cropping a bit tighter from top and right to emphasize the shape of the bird more, or adding more space in front of the subject.  I'd probably prefer the former because the subject is so strong against the background, but this seems stuck somewhere in between.

Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments