Lunch

[SkyHawk]

I captured this image shooting through the kitchen window. Comments and critique welcomed. EXIF data:

Canon EOS 10D
Shooting Date/Time
5/21/2004 11:09:45 AM
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/250
Av( Aperture Value )
2.8
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
1600
Image Size
3072x2048
Flash
Off
File Size
3910KB

[PuckJunkey]

Nothing like catching a fleeting moment and having your camera nearby.

You could crop this one a bit more but in general I like it. Obviously the color will be a little subdued because you're shooting through a window into a somewhat shady spot, but the orientation of the birds and the plant all combine to make a nice composition.

I uploaded a slightly different variant to show you what I mean... hope you don't mind.

[SkyHawk]

I was going to crop the image, but to keep it proportioned for printing I would have had to lose a lot of the mother bird in the process. Thanks for your comments!

[soren]

i guess ur camera is always hanging around ur neck? lol nice snag in some rough shooting conditions

[bobbythebandit]

Excellent capture and well exposed.Glad to see you left them in peace in your flower basket.
Bobby

[SkyHawk]

i guess ur camera is always hanging around ur neck? lol nice snag in some rough shooting conditions

Actually, I was at my computer editing some sports images from the day before and happened to see the momma and daddy coming and going with food. I just stuffed the 70-200 2.8 onto my 10D, set it on Alservo, AWB, and multi shot. I actually captured around 30 keepers from the episode. I have one in which the mother's head is completely down the baby's throat. But, all in all, just lucky, I guess.

Thanks for your comments.

[Lava Lamp]

Nice moment. For next time, if you could been able to turn the camera vertical and zoom in closer, you'd have more of a National Geographic quality shot.

[SkyHawk]

Nice moment. For next time, if you could been able to turn the camera vertical and zoom in closer, you'd have more of a National Geographical quality shot.

You mean like this? Thanks for your comments...

[Kathleen]

wow!
those are so neat.
im afraid im no good at criticism.