Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2011184 views15 comments
Canon 1D Mark 4 With EF 500mm f4 and 1.4 TC
1/1600 sec, F7.1, ISO 400
This was cropped and sharpened. Caught this guy over the weekend!
Thanks for looking and your critiques.
Comments
15 comments
Comment posted by Paul Bojan on January 19, 2011 at 4:57 PM
seems like some of the best birding shots have the T.C. Do you use it often. Great pic!!!!
Registered on January 13, 2011, 11 Posts, 7 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 19, 2011 at 5:17 PM
Looks good, Michael. Love the wings up and talons out.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Moore on January 19, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Was busy and never got back to complement you on your Sparrow shot.It is top shelf indeed.
Good pose here with the look and talons. It seems a little to processed in the tail area. This comming from someone without the skills to do the job.So take that with more than a grain of salt.
Dan
Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Harbour on January 19, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Great capture, Michael. Beautiful pose.
Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 19, 2011 at 7:19 PM
Love the position of the bird Michael. Nice natural looking blue sky BG too. To my eye, the bird's head is just shy of sharp. Just a suggestion - with the Mk. 4 I might have upped my ISO to 800, basically doubling my SS to 1/3200s. That might have provided tack sharp head, feet, and body. My experience so far with the Mk. 4 is ISO 800 is free of appreciable noise up to a 45% crop. Like I stated just a suggestion.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 19, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Really like the wing position and spread tail Michael. Nice head turn with good light in the eye. I think Ron B's suggestion is a good one given the camera you're shooting with.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 19, 2011 at 9:29 PM
Michael,
Love the great pose, eye contact and the comp you used. Larger version does show a touch of softness in the head, I would try a little more selective sharpening there.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 19, 2011 at 9:49 PM
awesome pose there, Mike. agree that it's just shy of tack sharp, but awfully nice nonetheless. I'd love to have a chance with one of these guys--I only see them motoring through on migration, which generally means it's already gone by the time you puzzle out "gee, I guess that had to be a merlin!"
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 19, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Hi Michael Marvelous capture, with amazing pose. love it
Albert Darmo, Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 19, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Great wing position and eye contact, Michael. Composition wise, I think I'd be tempted to add some canvas to the bottom and take a bit off the left. I'm probably wrong in my interpretation, but he looks like he's coming down and there's no room for him to go.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 19, 2011 at 11:28 PM
Nits noted by others. But a great capture; looks like he's about to land...
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 20, 2011 at 5:31 PM
Excellent action photo Michael!!!
Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 20, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Sweet capture with great lighting... the crop took it's toll on the detail in the larger but still a cool grab
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 20, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Nice job Michael. Like this flight image. Good Details and I like the spread tail. I'd leave a little more room on the bottom and maybe selectively sharpen the eye a bit.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by David Williams on January 21, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Nice catch on my wife's favorite bird. Good action, and the nits have all been discussed.
Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments
Comments
15 commentsGood pose here with the look and talons. It seems a little to processed in the tail area. This comming from someone without the skills to do the job.So take that with more than a grain of salt.
Dan
Love the great pose, eye contact and the comp you used. Larger version does show a touch of softness in the head, I would try a little more selective sharpening there.
Albert Darmo, Canada
Ken Archer