Hi all, not been around much lately or used the camera too much. However I've just returned from a very wet week in Florida (storms storms and more storms) with a couple of images I managed to get when the sun did show.
This is a Halloween Pennant in the obelisk pose, taken at the Orlando Wetlands Park. Almost FF with just a small amount of canvas removed from the left and top. I may play around with a slightly tighter crop too as I think that would work well, but for now decided to show off the bigger picture as I like the shape of the leaf/perch.
Hand held with D300, 200-400 and 1.4x TC, 550mm, f8, 1/400, ISO500
Hi Richard
No cropping needed here. Absolutely stunning photograph. Colours, pose and composition all works perfectly. Awesome looking subject too! I'd be over the moon with this. I'd love to see this blown up.
Ian
Wow! This is a really elegant image, and lovely as it is - for me a crop would not be an improvement, the muted background is a key component in the success of this image. Excellent capture!
Posted by David Taylor on August 6, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Yes a superb shot. Well worth the trip; I hope it pays for your carbon footprint.
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11 repliesThis is a Halloween Pennant in the obelisk pose, taken at the Orlando Wetlands Park. Almost FF with just a small amount of canvas removed from the left and top. I may play around with a slightly tighter crop too as I think that would work well, but for now decided to show off the bigger picture as I like the shape of the leaf/perch.
Hand held with D300, 200-400 and 1.4x TC, 550mm, f8, 1/400, ISO500
No cropping needed here. Absolutely stunning photograph. Colours, pose and composition all works perfectly. Awesome looking subject too! I'd be over the moon with this. I'd love to see this blown up.
Ian
Good stuff.
JohnR
Matt
As Matt says, what a cracker of a subject too, the wings are something else..
Bob.