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Spring Fling
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Spring Fling

by Rick Turner

Gallery: AvianPosted May 21, 201381 views6 comments
Male keeping close eye on his spring break mate.

Sony a77
70-400 G Sony f 4/5.6 zoom
f6.3 @ 1/250
ISO 400

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 21, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Nice reflection Rick, you caught them just at the right moment. A little more DOF would have brought out more detail on their backs but a minor nit. :toast:
Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 21, 2013 at 6:04 PM
Great job getting both reflections so clear and well defined, excellent plane of focus as well Rick.
In perfect world there would be a bit more lead time, but I'd be happy with this :toast:
BTW - I forget where you live exactly, hope the recent tornadoes left y'all alone.
My prayers go out to those who have suffered loss..
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 22, 2013 at 1:07 AM
Nice capture, Rick. If it were mine, I'd have tried for a little more lead on the female to give her more room to swim into.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on May 22, 2013 at 7:28 AM
Very nice, Rick. I echo the comment preferring more space in front of the female. I particularly like the way you captured them in the reflection of the rock, setting them off very well. Nice handling of the whites.
Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on May 23, 2013 at 1:50 AM
Very nice. Love the reflections. Regarding the space in front of the female, I wonder if it would be worthwhile experimenting with cropping a slice off the right. It would not change the lead space at the left, obviously. But it would place both birds less far into the frame and the distance between birds and the edges would be evened out. Just a thought.
Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 24, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Always nice to get the pair. I like the silvery water and reflections. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments