Unusual Beauty

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted March 25, 201126 views3 comments

I love wood storks. I even think they are beautiful. When I took this photo I was actually concentrating on an anhinga on the seawall, in the shadows, so I was using a high ISO. When this stork flew over I took the shot without adjusting, just to see what I'd get. I was surprised to find that I liked the result, even the grain. I added a little contrast but didn't use noise reduction.

I'm curious to know what others think of the result. Comment and critique welcome! Thanks for checking it out.

ISO 1250
7D with 400 mm lens, handheld
f5.6 @1/1000 sec
Manual

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on March 25, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Very graphic. Works so well against the BG.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 29, 2011 at 3:17 PM

Very, very graphic, Michele.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on April 10, 2011 at 8:42 AM

Nice capture and good result with the conversion. More detail would be nice, but under the circumstances not bad. I think I'd prefer a slightly tighter crop, but the comp works.

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