Christian - I like the pose & composition. The glint in the eye finishes it off ! I'm wondering about the slight reddish cast - but you were there & it was around sunset.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Caracara > http://tinyurl.com/396c5v > > This is a crested caracara (Caracara cheriway). Kinda like an eagle > crossed with a vulture. > > The ranch owner had a 3-person blind set up at the top of a slope with > some nice perches (logs, dead trees) and a pond downslope. It was > angled perfectly to catch the afternoon sunlight. Unfortunately for 2 > of the three days it was totally overcast. I got lucky on the only day > we saw a sunset when it was my turn in the "hawk blind." The caracaras > where baited in with dead cow parts (heart, kidneys, liver, etc.) and > got pretty close. > > I kinda like this shot because it is a little different view of a raptor. > > For pixel-peepers: 20D 500mm F4L IS with 1.4x TC mounted on a Manfrotto > 055Pro with Studioball and Wimberley sidekick. F8 1/200 ISO 100. A > little fill flash. Converted in ACR and edited in PSCS2 with minimal > sharpening and corrections for web display. Cropped slightly to a 4x5 > format for future printing but pretty much full frame (I'm thinking > it'll look nice 16x20). > > > -- > > Christian > http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
