Wood Stork Landing

Gallery: AvianPosted May 7, 201172 views3 comments

I am continuing in my efforts to learn BIF photography. I am quite proud of this image as it is my best BIF capture so far. The wood stork is sharp, the wing and leg positions are nice, and the exposure was good enough to get detail in both the black and the white areas. Of course, what ruins this image is the bird that is sitting in the tree. But for now, since I'm concentrating on learning BIF photography, I have decided to pretend that that bird isn't there

Critiques and comments are very welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Canon 5D
300mm f/4L IS
1/3200, f/6.3, ISO 400
80% of full frame
4-23-2001; 8:32am

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on May 8, 2011 at 1:03 AM

It is a well taken image, Carol. As you say the blacks, whites and the exposure is just great. We who have a lot yet to learn are showing our work with the best. I've never gotten a flight shot anywhere near as good as this. Keep plugging.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Crisp, clear, sharp details Carol, great job on the exposure here too..And I can pretend the second bird is not there as well

Even though it's a bit hard to see, there's an interaction going here that I like..And don't tell the other parent they shouldn't be there, you might get an argument on that one

Well done, keep it up

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on May 9, 2011 at 10:09 AM

You are right Carol, that detail is just gorgeous, congratulations!

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