Posted by Guy Rogers on January 13, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Canon 40D, Canon 100-400 L IS, f7.1, 250ss, iso 400, Tripod.
Have cropped by about 30%
Posted by eric weight on January 13, 2009 at 4:01 PM
You go for ages without seeing one and then three come along at once. That's a great capture Guy and an excellent PoV. Eric
Posted by Ian Mason on January 13, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Never seen one, but I would be delighted to have a shot like this. OK, the OOF foreground is a little distracting, but that's minor. Would have been nice if the bird had turned a little. Hope you have some more to share.
Nice and on the ground too... had the foreground OOF been smoother I would say leave it but here it is a little distracting.... A ground feeder on the ground with a good PoV and as said a slight head turn towards you would have been the icing on the cake. (saying that you most likely have that shot as well)
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 14, 2009 at 5:14 AM
Nits already mentioned but classic NH image nonetheless.. Look forward to more in the sequence if you have them..?
An excellent shot, one of my concerns is the “peanuts” in the frame, but that is easily fixed.
I would suggest cropping off some of the “mush” in the foreground, as I find it completely unnatural, and adds little, if anything, to the image. After many years of looking thro’ these peepers, I have yet to see, or be aware of, this effect across the bottom of my vision. I just don’t see the world that way. But Hey, that could just be me.
Still an excellent shot, which many would envy the opportunity to have taken.
Posted by Fran French on January 14, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Yes I would love to see one as well. Nicely taken.
Fran
Posted by Magnus Hird on January 14, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Agree about cropping off the bottom but is still a nice shot
Posted by Lee Newman on January 14, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Discussion
8 repliesHave cropped by about 30%
Brett
I would suggest cropping off some of the “mush” in the foreground, as I find it completely unnatural, and adds little, if anything, to the image. After many years of looking thro’ these peepers, I have yet to see, or be aware of, this effect across the bottom of my vision. I just don’t see the world that way. But Hey, that could just be me.
Still an excellent shot, which many would envy the opportunity to have taken.
Fran
never seen one of these.
Lee