Another Take-off

Gallery: AvianPosted February 7, 201391 views8 comments

This is one of the most dynamic poses I managed to capture on a take-off run (there's one I like better, but there's a bunch of other stuff cluttering the image and I'm not sure I can do anything about it).

1DIV, 500mm f4 ISL +1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs, f7.1, 1/2500, iso 640, manual exposure. Normal processing in CS5. Cropped to about 10MP to eliminate distracting elements. Taken at 8:17 am on January 20th.

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 7, 2013 at 3:34 PM

Not much to critique here, Dennis. Its probably one of the best takeoff moments I've seen, one leg airborne and the rest getting ready to follow. It's amazing how these big birds achieve flight. I like the comp as well.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on February 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM

Like the water splash and the eye (and catchlight) stands out in the larger photo. For me -- I would take some off the top just to see what it might look like

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 7, 2013 at 4:24 PM

Great capture of the action! Excellent detail shows up in the larger version. Nice bg.

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 7, 2013 at 5:21 PM

This image is a bit tough to comment on for me personally. I'm torn between really liking and appreciating the takeoff capture of the crane, but probably equally disappointed in the darker colors of the water and colors in the upperhalf of the BG. Just my opinion though and others may not agree, I just feel the BG darker colors don't support or enhance the detail and action of the bird. I don't know if you use LR, but it has sliders in the "Tone Curve" section that may help in adjusting the darks and shadows to a brighter point.

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 7, 2013 at 7:09 PM

Very good use of the early morning light Dennis. I especially like that water action at the feet, and the great pose/POV.
A must see large to appreciate the excellent quality and details

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 7, 2013 at 7:19 PM

I can feel him laboring to take off here Dennis, I might crop a little closer here, particularly taking some off the top.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 7, 2013 at 7:33 PM

I like the action Dennis.. I do agree with Nate about a closer crop would make it better, but I'm really in the same arena with Craig. I think brightening this up a notch would make it more dynamic.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 8, 2013 at 7:09 PM

The take-off action makes the shot for me, Dennis.

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