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Put the camera down.

by Ronald Murphy

Gallery: AvianPosted July 4, 20172,558 views3 comments
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD 

Raw file processed in LRCC. TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon 80D, 1/160 s, f/8, ISO 200, 70-200mm f/2.8 + 2X  @ 370 mm, CPL. 

Please view the large image! 

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance. 

 

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Skip Layman on July 4, 2017 at 12:44 PM
He does appear a bit grumpy about your encounter.  Nice capture.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 4, 2017 at 12:48 PM
Very intimidating stare, and an apt title for the post. Having used a very low ISO here Ronald I think you could tease a little more detail from the darks without sacrificing much in IQ. Nice capturedevil
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2017 at 7:54 PM
Great pose and I love the perch, Ronald.  I could live without the crossing branch, but it would be difficult to remove where it crosses.  To my eye, the image looks a little dark-particularly the whites, yet the talons and beak look pretty bright.  Did you augment them in post processing?
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments