dave sproul Loc: Tucson AZ

I have recently started taking pictures of BIF.

For the learning process and in order to get some photographs, I went to a target rich environment -- The Sonoran Desert Museum.

I appreciate all comments.

You comments will part of the information I need to overcome my photography learning curve.


Thank you.

BIF 1

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Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

For a bronze casting, the wing needs to contact a branch or a rocky outcrop....but in a BIF photograph? The wingtips ought be bounded only by air!
The hawk's right wing tip is in fine focus, but the left one is blurred...? Ah haah....I see... the bird's left wing tip had to bend and snap over the branch on its up-beat, ergo the tip is traveling faster and could have benefited by a faster shutter! See the kink in the primary feathers that haven't straightened out yet? Cool! Can't plan on that, can we?
Get closer or crop in. The bird's pose and central position just don't work. Crop to move bird higher and to the right...and eliminate the twigs to our right of bird.

Keep at it, use burst exposures, and let us see more. BIF are fun!

Dave in SD

greg vescuso Loc: Ozark,Mo.

I really like the composition of this image and the impact of the Raptor taken off. The exposer and color look real good.
Most BIF shots don't get so much detail in them due to long focal lengths and yours has a lot of detail besides the Bird. The subject does not seem to be in focus as well as the rest of the image. I'm not so concerned about the wing position because the Raptor is taken off. I think you should of have been able to get more clear detail of the raptor at 36mm with such a fast shutter speed but maybe iso 640 is limiting the fine detail. Your off to a good start, can't wait to see more.