Posted by Peter Woods on August 9, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Another image from my day at Rainham Marshes, Essex, UK
I was taking a few images of this fella when he turned and looked straight at me... Hopefully I have just managed to hold the whites as this was taken at 11.04 so the sun was high, as you can see by the shadow of his head.
nice expression on the bird's face and good exposure. The bird is perhaps a bit low in the frame (or at least its feet are a bit close to the edge of the frame).
You probably waited ages for that head turn Pete and you have captured it well but to be honest I think I would prefer the head to be side on. I don't know what it is but apart from close up portraits I find birds generally don't look as good when looking directly at the camera. I have loads of heron pictures which I thought looked great when I took them but just don't appeal when seen on screen. Good details in the whites though.
Robert
Posted by Peter Woods on August 10, 2009 at 7:28 AM
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4 repliesI was taking a few images of this fella when he turned and looked straight at me... Hopefully I have just managed to hold the whites as this was taken at 11.04 so the sun was high, as you can see by the shadow of his head.
Canon 1Dmk3, EF100-400 + 1.4x conv @ 560mm, iso800, 1/800th sec, f20, hand held, cropped
Looks like the whites have been handled very well as the light looks difficult, nice shot.
Andy...
Matt
Robert