Sandhill Descending

Gallery: AvianPosted December 11, 2011165 views6 comments

Shot at the north end of Farm Loop from my last morning at Bosque. As I've said, I'm not very good at BIF shots, so guess I just got lucky with this. Larger image included.

E-5 ZD300 F2.8 Wimberley I, ISO 200 1/3200 F5.0 -0.3EV

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6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 11, 2011 at 1:55 PM

Well done BIF. Good detail, good wing position and eye contact. It appears a bit over-sharpened to me.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 11, 2011 at 4:05 PM

I like the slight coloring of the clouds in the background and the lighting on the sandhill looks good.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM

Love the position of the bird Bill. Nice sharp BIF shot. I would back off on the sharpening as the bird looks over sharpened. That should help with the halo I see around the bird too. If you sharpened the BG along with the bird I would remove the BG sharpening as it enhances any BG noise. A nice image worth some work IMO.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on December 11, 2011 at 5:27 PM

I'm another that is generally not good at BIF shots but if I were you I would be overjoyed with getting this shot. The larger version shows off the beautiful detail and colors you captured. I also like the comp. and framed format. Great job, congrats!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 11, 2011 at 9:42 PM

a really nice pose with a sweet bg, Bill. sharpening should be easy to fix.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on December 11, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Nice flight pose....hint of clouds adds to the photo (imo)

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