Common (frosted) Buzzard

Gallery: AvianPosted February 22, 201144 views2 comments

At the end they came back!. In my neighborhood they were absent for ages thanks to a huge industrialization and the massive use of pesticides. But now the scenario has changed: industries were closed and also the use of pesticides is drastically decreased in favor of a more biological farming behavior. This pal is one of a family of four, and knowing a bit their habits it's a fantastic news. Buzzard are resident and monogamous and this means that they will stay here for long.

Subject: Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 300 f/4 + TC 1,7 iso 200 f6.7, beanbag from car window.
Enlarge; exposition ruled in camera raw. Cut for composition, sharpening, lights and contrast, selective saturation in Photoshop CS3.

C&C appreciates as usual.

Cheers, Luca

Comments

2 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 23, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Very nice setting, love the frosty vegetation. Also very good to hear the story, about how they're coming back!! Great to hear! Love hearing stories like that.

Only thing that's a bit odd for me is the bokeh (hope I'm saying that right) in the background. I get that occasionally with one of my lenses (Canon 70-200 4.0L) when I use a teleextender. Not sure if that's the reason or not. A gaussian blur or something might smooth it out and make it look more natural.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 24, 2011 at 1:29 PM

Luca,
I really like the comp, the look of the buzzard and the frosty scenery. I agree with Terry about the bokeh but sometime it happen, in particular when the background is like this and you cannot stopping down. I look forward to seeing more of these birds.

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