White-winged

Gallery: AvianPosted July 16, 2011144 views13 comments

Caught a shot of the White-winged Dove this morning under overcast skies.
F/5.6, 1/1600th, ISO 800, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext. Cropped to 5MB

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 16, 2011 at 6:12 PM

An unusual flight pose. I like it! I've jumped many a dove off the ground, but always flying away from me.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 16, 2011 at 6:36 PM

Congrats, Howard! Great pose!

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on July 16, 2011 at 7:20 PM

This is really nice Howard, I also wanted to say "congrats" for your 1st place win the this years Birds and Blooms contest!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 16, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Great stuff !!
JohnR

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 16, 2011 at 8:25 PM

great pose, Howard, and love the comp too. nice work on this flight shot.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 16, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Strange looking flight shot, Howard.........but cool, too. Fine detail and bg.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 16, 2011 at 10:31 PM

I'm struck by the flight pose Howard, it's wonderful. Then looking at the larger version I see all the detail you've captured, superb!
Ray

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 17, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Nice image Howard. I like the background here. Eye is sharp and catch light good. No fowl play here.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Hey howard I knew this was yours just from the thumbnail. Another fine capture I must say I like that you left it far over on the right flying into the open space

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 17, 2011 at 2:44 PM

very nice comp, pose, BG, and sharpness. a keeper...

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 17, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Cool action Howard.
May

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 17, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Lovely background and nice action shot - the overcast skies make this image a bit drab though

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 17, 2011 at 8:55 PM

Nice flight shot, Howard. Tough to catch these-they're fast.

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