I haven't posted any pics for a while because I am never satisfied with most of them! This is not a good shot by any means but I was lucky to catch the swift just as it was about to catch a fly. It was totally unexpected as I was panning at high speed to keep up with the bird. All comments welcome.
Canon EOS 40D
Canon 100-400 L IS f5.6 lens (hand held)at 310mm
IS 2
1/1600 sec
f5.6
ISO 800
EXP +1 stop
Slight tweeks on PS with large crop (approx 50% of original image)
Aesthetically the image is left wanting but there is a interest value nonetheless. Bet you're tempted to improve on it - tough shot but great if you can put it off.
A good attempt at a difficult subject. With this image I would be tempted to convert it to B&W and up the contrast a bit to give a silhouette with a bit more impact, almost pure black with almost pure white bg, also a little more sharpening. I appreciate that may not be your cup of tea. Looking forward to more shots of these!
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3 repliesCanon EOS 40D
Canon 100-400 L IS f5.6 lens (hand held)at 310mm
IS 2
1/1600 sec
f5.6
ISO 800
EXP +1 stop
Slight tweeks on PS with large crop (approx 50% of original image)
PS. the flies were not added in Photoshop!!
Cheers,
Chris
A good attempt at a difficult subject. With this image I would be tempted to convert it to B&W and up the contrast a bit to give a silhouette with a bit more impact, almost pure black with almost pure white bg, also a little more sharpening. I appreciate that may not be your cup of tea. Looking forward to more shots of these!
Cheers,
Lewis.