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Meadowhawk

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 12, 2015251 views8 comments
I just posted this one for the color. The BG is composed of goldenrod flowers. K5 IIs 300mm f4 + 32mm extension (1/160sec at f11, ISO 320), Tk's Make-It-Glow + TK's sharpen for web....................Jim

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 12, 2015 at 11:12 PM
The colors are beautiful - but so is the resolution! Nice job!
Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 13, 2015 at 12:20 AM
Jim: Great positioning of the body against the BG. The large version is a real jaw dropper. :toast: :toast: >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on January 13, 2015 at 8:35 AM
Spectacularly colorful, Jim, especially the red tail against the golden bg. :cool: Great work positioning the df against the bg, and with the dof mangement. No nits or suggestions; I like it as processed and posted. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 13, 2015 at 2:02 PM
Great colors Jim and the details are tack sharp. Well done! :toast:
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 13, 2015 at 2:38 PM
Terrific look at this Meadowhawk, Jim. Excellent dof on the subject against a perfect background.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 15, 2015 at 11:56 PM
Man, that's a wonderfully detailed and positioned shot, Jim. The only way you could do better is to have shot it flying, while holding some unlucky pest in its legs and smiling at the camera. . :smile: :toast:
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 24, 2015 at 6:12 PM
Thank you all. I remember looking at the RAW file and noticed the potential for this image. It was a fun one to process due to the rich colors. Once again, thank you to viewers and the editors of NPN :wavey: .............................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 26, 2015 at 4:26 PM
Incredible shot! Good use of the 300ml lens and et– Not many people think of using it this way, so this is proof positive of its suitablility for closeup shots in th right conditions. Congrats on the Pick. :cool:
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments