GBH

Gallery: AvianPosted March 5, 2011156 views14 comments

This GBH popped out of the marsh 30 feet from me, and was as surprised to see me as I was to see him! I usually get only the butt end of these guys flying away, so this was a change.

D300s
500mm
1/1000 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on March 5, 2011 at 4:54 AM

Beautifully caught in flight, Sandy!

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 5, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Really nice flight shot...great job getting him so quickly. Everything has nice detail seen well in your larger version. Nice natural colors. Excellent! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by richard remington on March 5, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Sandy,

A lovely photo with razor sharp focus from wing to wing. The only nit is the neck area whites appear a bit hot to me.

Rick

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

Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 5, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Nice job, Sandy. I like the soft light. Very sharp. Exposures handled well. Lots of detail.

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

Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 5, 2011 at 9:59 AM

Very pretty as posted, Sandy. However, you might be able to drag out a little more detail, especially in the neck area, by adjusting contrast and brightness.

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

Comment posted by Larry Reitz on March 5, 2011 at 10:16 AM

Very nice capture. Kind of makes all the butt end shots (everyone has them) seem irrelevant doesn't it?

Registered on September 7, 2007, 32 Posts, 335 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 5, 2011 at 11:49 AM

Beautiful light and resulting colors. I usually just get a blur. This is very sharp. Nicely done

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 5, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Nice flight shot- Good pose and details on larger version- I'd try to lower a bit the brightness- Ciao, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 5, 2011 at 11:57 AM

Really nice sharp detailall the way to the toes

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on March 5, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Sandy,
Looks like a much better perpective than you usually get (butt end). Nice wing position and lighting. You were quick on your toes Sandy to catch this one. Nice details. I like the natural colors as too many of these birds are posted with far too much saturation. Well rendered Sandy. I assume you were hand holding as usual? You have that 500 down pat.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 5, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Yes, hand-holding as usual. I never even think to mention that any longer, sorry.
I just don't like tripods, unless absolutely necessary .
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on March 6, 2011 at 12:29 AM

Nice flight shot Sandy, especially for an unexpected shot. Looks tack sharp. I agree the whites around the face look a tad hot, and I think I would darken the entire photo just a bit.