Two BIF shots

[Barbie Heid]

The pickings were slim at my usual birding spot; I only came away with a cormorant and an osprey prowling a salt-water marsh. Thanks!

@Barbie Heid

 

[nzmacro]

Nice shots and Interesting lighting.

Danny.

 

[dirk]

I like how the first one is looking down. The right moment to press the shutter.

 

[cjf2]

The pickings were slim at my usual birding spot; I only came away with a cormorant and an osprey prowling a salt-water marsh. Thanks!


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@Barbie Heid

I like the most wide angle feel to the cormorant picture. What focal length was used?
Could you lift the shadows on the bird's body a bit and maybe crop a bit of the left to make look less lie the bird is flying towards the right edge of the frame?

 

[Barbie Heid]

Nice shots and Interesting lighting.

Danny.

Thank you!

 

[Barbie Heid]

I like how the first one is looking down. The right moment to press the shutter.

Thank you - but I had help: it was windy as heck (he was sort of stuck).

 

[Barbie Heid]

I like the most wide angle feel to the cormorant picture. What focal length was used?
Could you lift the shadows on the bird's body a bit and maybe crop a bit of the left to make look less lie the bird is flying towards the right edge of the frame?

It did look a little wide, but it actually was a 150-600 (at 600). You're right, I probably should have cropped a little differently - thanks!