In flight

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I wasn't able to get to close to this bird, maybe 35 forty 40 feet away. Wasn't sure if I was close enough or if my lens was sharp and quick enough to capture a bird in flight.

Before

I was, in my opinion, to far away. Picture looked a little underexposed.



After

I cropped the photo taking the bird out of the middle of the photo. Bumped up the exposure and contrast.





Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 160 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Lens: 75-300mm

PP: Picnik

[Itanium]

Just a thought, what if you crop it differntly so that the bird is in the lower left part instead of being at upper left. I think that might give it space to "fly up"

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Originally Posted by Itanium

Just a thought, what if you crop it differntly so that the bird is in the lower left part instead of being at upper left. I think that might give it space to "fly up"

I try that and repost.

Thanks

[Vash]

I agree with Itanium. And carefull with the contrast. You lost some detail in the bird's tail.

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Originally Posted by Vash

I agree with Itanium. And carefull with the contrast. You lost some detail in the bird's tail.

Thanks,

Having someone else critique my photos helps me with paying attention to details I would otherwise missed.

Peace

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I re-cropped the photo. The detail in the tail is not that great in the original.

[Father Bob]

Nice shot.
I prefer the second edit but I think I would brighten the bird a bit more to make it stand out from the background.