Effortless Beauty

Gallery: AvianPosted October 22, 2010243 views13 comments

White-winged Dove from early yesterday morning. Shooting into shadow, terrain is slopped left in the area behind our pond. This slope helped me in the construction of the pond. It allowed for downhill drainage, with a constant small in/out flow of water.

Not perfect, but I like what the bird is showing me..
F/7.1, 1/2700th, ISO 800, Canon 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x
70% of full frame.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 22, 2010 at 10:57 AM

I like the view of the tail here - I find the interruption in the white terminal band interesting and this shows it nicely.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 22, 2010 at 12:02 PM

Howard, I like this shot a lot especially as you don't see flight shots of dove too often. The blurred wing is a major nit for me though as it's difficult to figure out what it is. Keep at it

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 22, 2010 at 12:16 PM

Hey Luke, you figured out that blurred wing tip thing nicely

Thank you my friend!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 22, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Too Sweet!!! Super nice Howard

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 22, 2010 at 8:48 PM

I really like this Howard. Great look at it's namesake white on the wing. The fanned tail is great.

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

Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 22, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Lovely spread wing and tail, Howard. The blurred wing is a slight distraction but it makes us more curious about the image too.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 22, 2010 at 11:17 PM

Love the image. I like the dark moody background. The bright red eye really pops as a contrasting color. Well done.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 22, 2010 at 11:47 PM

Sweet flight shot Howard, I particularly like the look at the tail. The black bg on top doesn't do much for me in this case, but that's personal taste.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 23, 2010 at 12:16 AM

Nice flight shot, Howard. Excellent detail in the plumage and a great view of the eye.

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Comment posted by István Molnár on October 23, 2010 at 1:24 AM

Nice moment!lstván

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 23, 2010 at 1:49 PM

Howard

What a beautiful pose, love how it shows the colors of the wings and tail. Nice look at the eye too. The only issue I see, and it is very tiny, is that I wish the bill tip stood out more from the dark background. I like this a lot though.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 23, 2010 at 10:38 PM

What a striking shot Howard

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on October 24, 2010 at 2:01 PM

I like a lot this shot, a really uncommon image. I admit that it took me a while to figure out what was that strange thing in front of the beak.
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments