Body: Nikon D2Xs
Lens: Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VR & TC 17E II
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Comp: 0.0 EV
AF Mode: AF-C
Sensitivity: ISO 200
White Balance: Cloudy
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
Aperture: f6.7
Focal Length: 460mm
Tripod: Gitzo G1548 & Levelling Base
Head: Wimberley Gimbal V2
C&C welcome! Thanks for looking!
Hi Everyone,
It was absolutely chucking it down this afternoon but I was itching to get out once I spotted this male pheasant so I put a waterproof cover over the lens and body and proceeded to take a few frames (after a good drenching I packed up). I'm not one normally for cropping so tightly but the background was a bit messy/busy! (I cropped from landscape to portrait - no room at top nor bottom!).
Not sure about the fence,and the clipped tail is a bit of a bugger but I understand the compulsion to get out and get some in the bag.And pheasants are a nice colourfull subject in the grey gloom.
Hi Paul,
That's a really nice portrait with lots of detail. I like all the bg clutter (the hedge detail and barbed wire really put it into the farmland environment) and the clipped tail doesn't bother me. If I have a nit, I'd say it looks like it has a green cast but that may be my un-calibrated monitor. Eric
A nice portrait and I like how the eye and tail runs through the diagonal. Pose looks good too.
A couple of things which would improve the shot for me would be; 1) To have a play with the colour balance as there appears to be quite a pronounced green cast. 2) The colours and contrast are looking very muted and flat. A slight curves adjustment would soon see to this and bring the best out of the image.
Justin's really covered the processing nits perfectly.
I've looked and looked at this one since it's been posted and think the background kills the shot.
Fences have always been a big no-no for me when choosing a background, unless I'm wanting to show a bird in a captive situation, i.e pheasant poults in a release pen.
Pose from the bird is pretty good and sums up how glum these birds can look when the weather's damp
Discussion
15 repliesBody: Nikon D2Xs
Lens: Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VR & TC 17E II
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Comp: 0.0 EV
AF Mode: AF-C
Sensitivity: ISO 200
White Balance: Cloudy
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
Aperture: f6.7
Focal Length: 460mm
Tripod: Gitzo G1548 & Levelling Base
Head: Wimberley Gimbal V2
C&C welcome! Thanks for looking!
Hi Everyone,
It was absolutely chucking it down this afternoon but I was itching to get out once I spotted this male pheasant so I put a waterproof cover over the lens and body and proceeded to take a few frames (after a good drenching I packed up). I'm not one normally for cropping so tightly but the background was a bit messy/busy! (I cropped from landscape to portrait - no room at top nor bottom!).
Happy shooting,
Stu.
I think I've over sharpened slightly!
Nice capture..
That's a really nice portrait with lots of detail. I like all the bg clutter (the hedge detail and barbed wire really put it into the farmland environment) and the clipped tail doesn't bother me. If I have a nit, I'd say it looks like it has a green cast but that may be my un-calibrated monitor.
John
Rene de Heer
A nice portrait and I like how the eye and tail runs through the diagonal. Pose looks good too.
A couple of things which would improve the shot for me would be; 1) To have a play with the colour balance as there appears to be quite a pronounced green cast. 2) The colours and contrast are looking very muted and flat. A slight curves adjustment would soon see to this and bring the best out of the image.
I've looked and looked at this one since it's been posted and think the background kills the shot.
Fences have always been a big no-no for me when choosing a background, unless I'm wanting to show a bird in a captive situation, i.e pheasant poults in a release pen.
Pose from the bird is pretty good and sums up how glum these birds can look when the weather's damp
J