Posted by Daniel Loomis on July 12, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Not many birds at the Village Creek Sludge Beds in NE Fort Worth today. However, I did find a pair of killdeer foraging. Shot on bean bag from car window.
7D
500mm + 1.4tc
1/2000s
f/6.3
ISO 200
cropped 50%
Around these parts the old timers have a saying about someone who is tall and thin.
"Looks like he/she swapped legs with a Killdeer and lost their butt in the deal."
I can see where this comes from. Joe Rogers
Posted by Larry Daniel on July 12, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Dr. Dan,
I have these guys around my home but they are always running a significant distance ahead of me.
Nice shot. Some fringing on my screen. Oversharpened?
The fisch
Posted by Clayton Wells on July 13, 2010 at 12:15 PM
i see a slight fringe - nothing that can't be fixed though. and certainly not a deal-breaker.
this is an amazing shot. i can't imagine the patience it takes to consistently get good bird images like this. perfect focus.
these are interesting birds to watch. they sometimes will build a nest right in the open in the middle of a busy place. like a parking lot or a driveway. of course the mama bird will feign injury if you get too close to the nest - at least if there are eggs or babies in it anyway.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 13, 2010 at 4:16 PM
Very nice Daniel. I really like the coloration around a killdeer's eye (which you captured very well here). Fine detail and a pleasing fg / bg oof frame. There does appear to be a slight halo, perhaps from over sharpening.
You must have a very low profile car ... I would have never guessed from this perspective (even at your effective focal length) that you were shooting from a car hide. Nice.
Posted by Darren Huski on July 13, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Nice. Glad you had a chance to get out when you were here!
Discussion
6 replies7D
500mm + 1.4tc
1/2000s
f/6.3
ISO 200
cropped 50%
"Looks like he/she swapped legs with a Killdeer and lost their butt in the deal."
I can see where this comes from. Joe Rogers
I have these guys around my home but they are always running a significant distance ahead of me.
Nice shot. Some fringing on my screen. Oversharpened?
The fisch
this is an amazing shot. i can't imagine the patience it takes to consistently get good bird images like this. perfect focus.
these are interesting birds to watch. they sometimes will build a nest right in the open in the middle of a busy place. like a parking lot or a driveway. of course the mama bird will feign injury if you get too close to the nest - at least if there are eggs or babies in it anyway.
You must have a very low profile car ... I would have never guessed from this perspective (even at your effective focal length) that you were shooting from a car hide. Nice.