Gallery: AvianPosted May 10, 2011133 views10 comments
Common Buzzard at sunset
D3s
AF-S 300 2.8+TC 1.4
1/500
f:5.6
iso 3600
tripod
Thanks For Looking
Comments
10 comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 10, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Great pose and light Antino. Like the low angle also
cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by richard remington on May 10, 2011 at 8:34 AM
Antonio,
That looks like a hawk or some other type of raptor. That would be the neatest looking buzzard I have ever seen. Nice soft lighting and I like the wingspread.
Rick
Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Summers on May 10, 2011 at 10:16 AM
love the pose and lighting
Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 10, 2011 at 11:55 AM
The low perspective really makes this shot for me, wonderful light, wing spread and background all add up, excellent shot, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 10, 2011 at 4:08 PM
I like the angle, pose, and the light Antino. In the larger version the head is just short of tack sharp, but that is a small nit on a nice image.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 10, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Nice light and wing position.
That looks like a hawk or some other type of raptor. That would be the neatest looking buzzard I have ever seen.
- RR
Europeans use the term "buzzard" for the family of hawks we know as "buteos" here in the U.S. These include the Red-tail, Red-shoulder, Broad-wing, Zone-tail, Gray, and others. In fact the Common Buzzard is the defining species for the family and has the scientific binomial Buteo buteo.Buteo lagopus is called Rough-legged Hawk in the U.S. and known as Rough-legged Buzzard in Europe.
In the U.S. the early settlers mis-applied the name "buzzard" to the family of vultures and we've been stuck with that incorrect usage ever since.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on May 10, 2011 at 5:09 PM
Gorgeous colors, wonderful action. Outstanding image.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by David Sparks on May 10, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Wonderful light and a terrific pose. The shallow DOF works well here too. It's the ISO 3600 that really grabbed my attention. Can you tell us about your post-processing, how much noise reduction was necessary, and how you accomplished the noise reduction? Thanks.
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 11, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Terrific pose and excellent DOF given the conditions. I can see a little bit of noise in the background, which should be easy to take care of.
Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on May 11, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Wonderful lighting and pose! My suggestion might be to go slightly tighter (4:3, say) to eliminate the dark band on top - but only if this were mine!
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comments
10 commentscheers
Rob
That looks like a hawk or some other type of raptor. That would be the neatest looking buzzard I have ever seen. Nice soft lighting and I like the wingspread.
Rick
- RR
Europeans use the term "buzzard" for the family of hawks we know as "buteos" here in the U.S. These include the Red-tail, Red-shoulder, Broad-wing, Zone-tail, Gray, and others. In fact the Common Buzzard is the defining species for the family and has the scientific binomial Buteo buteo. Buteo lagopus is called Rough-legged Hawk in the U.S. and known as Rough-legged Buzzard in Europe.
In the U.S. the early settlers mis-applied the name "buzzard" to the family of vultures and we've been stuck with that incorrect usage ever since.
May