Gallery: AvianPosted April 20, 2013275 views7 comments
(Endangered)
St. Augustine, FL
2013:04:09 14:04:05
D800
500mm
1/8000 sec, f/4.5
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: +1/3
ISO: 640
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1
Flash: Off
Hand-held
Hand-held
Comments
7 comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on April 20, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Congrats Sandy this is absolutely outstanding in subject, pose and settings. Love everything about it and what a wonderful job on whites!
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 20, 2013 at 4:17 PM
I agree with Craig. The long narrow frame really suits the subject.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 20, 2013 at 5:17 PM
Really like the comp on this one Sandy and congrats on finding one to photograph. Love the perch. Looks like you have a couple of artifacts though under the branch where the stump sticks out...maybe form cloning?
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 20, 2013 at 6:22 PM
A great comp and exposure Sandy. Love the white whites. The way they should be. I also see quite a bit of artifacts under the perch. I would work on cleaning that area up if this were mine.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on April 20, 2013 at 6:48 PM
Sandy,
Very nice shot. With the 800 you could do ISO 1250 easily, (I find that still get good shots as high as ISO2500. Curious what other d800 shooters think.) and reduce your shutter speed or increase your f/stop. Despite those challenges it is great.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 20, 2013 at 8:06 PM
Patrick, I'm almost always set for flying birds, with as fast a shutter speed as possible for the conditions. In fact, this fellow took off shortly after this shot and I would have had no time to increase shutter speed to catch him with sharp wings.
Sandy
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Comment posted by James Allen on April 27, 2013 at 11:35 PM
I really like how the perch echoes the bird's curves
Registered on December 10, 2012, 14 Posts, 232 Comments
Comments
7 commentsVery nice shot. With the 800 you could do ISO 1250 easily, (I find that still get good shots as high as ISO2500. Curious what other d800 shooters think.) and reduce your shutter speed or increase your f/stop. Despite those challenges it is great.
Sandy