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Crested Caracara
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Crested Caracara

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted November 18, 2013287 views6 comments
Texas, October 2013

D800
500mm
1/400 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Hand-held

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on November 19, 2013 at 10:48 AM
Interesting bird Sandy.
It's colouring blends in really well with the BG.
I've been looking at it and looking at it because on my monitor there seems to be a slight lack of sharpness on the plumage.
You might consider slightly darkening the pink area in front of the eye and also the bare legs to try and recover a bit more detail.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on November 19, 2013 at 5:56 PM
The brown earthy tones are really beautiful in this image and what an interesting looking bird. I might have left just a tad more canvas on the left side for him to look into and make the rest of the shadow visible.
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Greg Oakley on November 19, 2013 at 8:12 PM
Interesting species and nice image Sandy!
Registered on June 12, 2012, 115 Posts, 266 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 20, 2013 at 8:22 PM
Great pose and dof, Sandy. Excellent work.

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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 21, 2013 at 4:16 AM
Great pose Sandy
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 21, 2013 at 5:27 AM
Sandy,
Great looking bird and wonderful pose. The detail looks slightly lacking is this a large crop or the effect of looking at it in low resolution?
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments