One Last Nighthawk

Gallery: AvianPosted June 12, 201699 views6 comments

One last image of this interesting bird. I like this one because he is parallel to the focal plane and all the feathers are in focus. I also like the good look at the unusual, perfectly round nostrils. 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
1/60s
Focal Length 490mm
ISO 160

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 12, 2016 at 10:33 PM

An excellent image to finish the series, Jerry. Those nostrils are interesting. I wouldn't have expected them to be that shape-they almost look like air scoops. This one also picked a very artistic looking fence post for you.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on June 13, 2016 at 8:45 AM

Excellent shot for alll the reasons you point out. Also it's a nice blending of pastels between the bird and the BG,

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on June 13, 2016 at 1:18 PM

Lovely background and perch to highlight this nightjar, and solid techs throughout. Nice work Jerry

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on June 13, 2016 at 5:06 PM

Nice work on these Jerry. This is probably my favorite now. Great bg and weathered perch.

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on June 13, 2016 at 9:16 PM

All the images in this series were very nice, but this looks especially nice. I love this nice side shot on a great weathered post against a perfect background. As a kid, nighthawks were one of my favorite birds. They would appear over town just before dusk and the males would dive and product that characteristic whirring sound; I watched them for hours. Thanks for this nice collection Jerry.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 17, 2016 at 8:20 PM

This is a beauty Jerry.
May

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