Whip-poor-will

[Glenn Bartley]

I havent seen this species posted much?? I was fortunate enough to be in their presence earlier in June and managed to get this shot which I am very pleased with. What a cool experience to be out in the forest and hear these birds wonderful call all around



Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On
ISO: 800
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM

[Chairman Bill]

Another stuffed dead bird, or one superglued in place. All getting very boring. Why no fuzzy out-of-focus, blurred shots of a tiny bird, sitting hidden behind a twig? You know, like my bird photos ...

[Glenn Bartley]

Another stuffed dead bird, or one superglued in place. All getting very boring. Why no fuzzy out-of-focus, blurred shots of a tiny bird, sitting hidden behind a twig? You know, like my bird photos ...

I'll try harder next time 

[Tony Jay]

Glenn Bartley - Bird Photography Factory.

Well done - another winner.

Regards

Tony Jay

[k bennett]

Hiking through Shenandoah National Park in late May, I spent a night camped in a small hollow with about a dozen whip-poor-wills. They started singing around 9:00pm, just as it became full dark, and didn't stop until first light. For maybe 15 minutes it was very cool. Wow! Whip-poor-wills! Then I spent the rest of the night wishing for a shotgun. Earplugs didn't help at all. The cry of a whip-poor-will sitting a few feet outside your tent is best described as "piercing."

Nice photo, though.

[luxborealis]

Another wonderful photo, Glenn – and the first one that I feel I can offer some constructive criticism for, since all the others have been perfect in every way!  

The bird itself is perfect, it's the foreground I object to.  I find that its brightness detracts from the bird and makes it into a full daylight scene rather than the dim evening typical of the species.Using a post-processing graduated mask/filter set to negative exposure will help to reduce the brilliance of the lichen-encrusted log/rock the whip-poor-will is on. My 2 cents worth (while pennies are still around).

[Edit: minor spelling errors]

[Kerry L]

Glenn, you are a master.

I'm not a birder, I have a tough time telling a merganser from a mallard. It's nice to view great images of "local" birds in their natural setting.

Again, well done.

[JMPhoto]

Turn the flash off, you're outside!

lol other than that very nice photo