Anhinga Male

Gallery: AvianPosted September 4, 2010486 views21 comments

Late afternoon directional lighting, bean bag from chevy truck.

Date/Time: March 21 @ 6:27pm
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used Never
Focal Length 1000 mm (Nikon 500mm f.4g w/Nikon TC20EII)
Exposure Time 1/90 sec
Aperture f/11
ISO Equivalent 280
Exposure Bias -1 2/3
White Balance Direct Sunlight
Metering Mode matrix
Raw
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 4, 2010 at 6:15 AM

Ronnie

The dramatic light makes this for me. I also love how the head & neck feathers are fluffed up, the way the bill points up and that you caught light in the eye.

There is one red dot in the dark background on the left side of the frame, it looks like a dead sensor pixel?

This is unique, I like it

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 4, 2010 at 7:26 AM

Whoa.... what unusual lighting and pose. Very dramatic result. Congratulations on a great image.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 4, 2010 at 7:36 AM

Great light n details !
Anhinga looks like an insect.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 4, 2010 at 8:07 AM

Unusual image and interesting. I am not sure that I am drawn to the image, but I certainly spent time looking at it which means it works.

Peter

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 4, 2010 at 8:54 AM

Love the lighting here Ronnie. Outstanding work!

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Comment posted by Bill Wen on September 4, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 4, 2010 at 11:19 AM

The lighting and pose make this image for me Ronnie - very dramatic. To my eye the bill and eye could be slightly sharper but then again at 1/90 with this "behavior" I'm amazed it isn't just a big blur. Impressive!

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on September 4, 2010 at 12:02 PM

I like the composition and dramatic light.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 4, 2010 at 12:05 PM

An impressive shot Ronnie. I really like the light and the play of light and dark on the different feathers. Very unique. Well done.

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Comment posted by Stephen Cunliffe on September 4, 2010 at 1:49 PM

This is really striking. If it were mine I would think of cropping a little off the bottom, and further darkening what was left of the lower background. Thus going the whole hog, if not the whole anhinga.

Registered on May 25, 2009, 62 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 4, 2010 at 4:09 PM

wow--what a wild image, Ronnie! great light, crazy pose, and I love that red eye!

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Colin Pickett on September 4, 2010 at 4:20 PM

One of the best images of these I've seen. Well done.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 4, 2010 at 6:17 PM

Wow!! what a perspective. love it

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on September 4, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Another great shot, Ronnie.

Keep them coming - they're a real joy to see!

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 4, 2010 at 8:09 PM

Awesome!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 4, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Wild image, Ronnie. Great lighting.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 5, 2010 at 8:32 AM

Extraordinary image, Ronnie.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 5, 2010 at 1:04 PM

Totally cool shot Ronnie.
May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 5, 2010 at 6:09 PM

Eye-catching lighting Ronnie

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 5, 2010 at 8:25 PM

1/90 of a second? Holy cow Ronnie. The lighting is pure magic. The sharpness, open beak and background make this image for me. Very unusual but very intrigueing as well.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 7, 2010 at 7:56 PM

This is awesome

Ken Archer

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