Anhinga, preening

Gallery: AvianPosted January 15, 201189 views8 comments

I found this Anhinga preening in the late afternoon with the sun burning through the overcast. I would have liked a more uniformed BG, but I just couldn't get the black hole out of the comp. Taken at Six Mile Cypress Slough, Ft Myers, FL.

Thanks for looking, C&C's appreciated.

D300
300mm f/2.8
TC-14E II
1/1000sec @ f/6.3
ISO 200
-1/3 EV

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Sally King on January 15, 2011 at 5:46 PM

One needs to look at the larger version to see the details in the feathers. His tail looks like armor. Nice headturn with the preening. I think the background is fine.

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Comment posted by richard remington on January 15, 2011 at 8:00 PM

In spite of the black hole a great shot. The eyes and back of the bird are perfcetly focused.

Rick

Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 15, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Nice Chuck. I like the preening pose and the overall natural look of the image. Maybe just a bit more sharpening on the head area?

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM

Nice look at this Anhinga Chuck. I like the pose and great perch. I think I would be tempted to tone down the brightness of the background. It seems to overpower and pull my attention away from the Anhinga.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 16, 2011 at 1:07 PM

Good pose. Like how the tail follows the lines of the perch and the wing positioning is kite-like.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 16, 2011 at 1:30 PM

Chuck,
beautiful pose. I like how the bird stands out from the background.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 17, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Chuck,

Love the pose & preening action, wing position and eye contact. I like the colorful background. I know these birds are a challenge to expose, I may have used 0.0 or +0.3 EV so the darks would have more detail.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 18, 2011 at 9:13 PM

Its a great pose Charles, and the bird stands out nicely.
The others have made some good suggestions, so enough said.
Good detail, well done

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