Texas Nighthawk

Gallery: AvianPosted May 21, 201683 views3 comments

Another new species for me. Found this Nighthawk snoozing on a fence post late in the afternoon. The light was not the best, but I think it turned out pretty well. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014 along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/160s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 320

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 21, 2016 at 5:02 PM

Nice to spot one of these out in the open like this, Jerry. Good detail in the bird and the post makes an interesting perch.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 21, 2016 at 8:50 PM

Nice high-key image of one of our less seen species, Jerry. The nighthawk is exposed well and stands out in the otherwise muted environment. I might crop the bottom fence out of the image and make this more of a horizontal composition.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 22, 2016 at 3:50 PM

A fine find, Jerry, with this bird posed in an open and accessible spot. I like the fence post and how sharp the barbs in the wire are.

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