Birds In Flight

[Second Hand Pat]

Went to Gatorland for the evening late session. Decided to focus on birds on flight with some success.

Tri-Colored Heron.

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7038/26870705434_df4cdc44cd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GWtoyJ)DSC_3354-4 (https://flic.kr/p/GWtoyJ) [/url]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7287/26870708704_ab0e9f45f3_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/129594174@N08/)DSC_3349-2 (https://flic.kr/p/GWtpx7)

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7306/26870707514_2740f177f3_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/129594174@N08/)DSC_3351-2 (https://flic.kr/p/GWtpbA) [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/129594174@N08/]

[Second Hand Pat]

Caught this osprey hunting fish. The images are cropped close but the detail is still nice.

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7309/27423257492_52f43a51e9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HMin3m)DSC_3581 (https://flic.kr/p/HMin3m) [/url]

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7214/27449555391_e85116d537_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/129594174@N08/)DSC_3595-4 (https://flic.kr/p/HPC9up)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7376/27487229496_91d572ea6d_b.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/129594174@N08/)DSC_3600 (https://flic.kr/p/HSXeFW) [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/129594174@N08/]

[Discus-n00b]

These are great Pat! Love them all, love the colors on that heron.

[rickztahone]

Great set Pat. I like #1 in both sets. #3 from the first set gets me dizzy a bit to be quite honest :laugh:.

[Second Hand Pat]

These are great Pat! Love them all, love the colors on that heron.

Thank you Matt, these little tri-coloreds are becoming one of my favorites. :D They truly are a beautiful little bird.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Great set Pat. I like #1 in both sets. #3 from the first set gets me dizzy a bit to be quite honest :laugh:.

Thanks Ricardo, do you mean #3 from the second set :p
Pay

[rickztahone]

Thanks Ricardo, do you mean #3 from the second set :p
Pay

Nope, from first set. The Bokeh is a bit overpowering

[Second Hand Pat]

Nope, from first set. The Bokeh is a bit overpowering

Probability best to not include that photo. Any suggestions on a different way to handle it Ricardo?
Pat

[Discus-n00b]

Can't always frame a BIF perfectly, it's not the best on the eyes but hard to avoid I would think. Maybe if you notice it beforehand in the area you shoot lowering fstop to just blur it more? Guess it depends on how your lens handles bokeh how it would look. Not all handle it the same, or well. Not sure. Or do you want less bokeh Ricardo? I kind of like seeing the Saw Palmettos (?) gives me an indication of location.

[rickztahone]

Can't always frame a BIF perfectly, it's not the best on the eyes but hard to avoid I would think. Maybe if you notice it beforehand in the area you shoot lowering fstop to just blur it more? Guess it depends on how your lens handles bokeh how it would look. Not all handle it the same, or well. Not sure. Or do you want less bokeh Ricardo? I kind of like seeing the Saw Palmettos (?) gives me an indication of location.

I actually don't know what I would prefer. As soon as I saw it though I thought of those old 3D books where you have to squint your eyes in order to see the picture. It is rare that I run in to a shot like that, but I have no CC to help fix this one in particular. I should mention, I am sure I am the absolute minority here. It is just something about the shot that makes my eyes go cross eye a bit haha. Other than that, the subject itself is spot on!