"Lost & All Alone"

[Steve S]

That's a song by "Bread", isn't it?
This little baby Mourning Dove must've just taken his 1st flight, and landed on a rail not 10ft from me on the deck. He just sat there for the longest time, trying to figure out which way back home was. I was doing some testing with my Better Beemer on my D2X/200-400VR+TC 1.4. So, not wanting to waste this goldn opportunity, I fired off several shots of this slightly bewildered creature, before he finally decided that was enough. Bet he was on that rail for almost 5 mins!
The wide shot, and no, his tail isn't in the shot here, but it's very very short anyway.

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Focal Length 420 mm
Exposure Time 1/1250 sec
Aperture f/8
ISO Equivalent 560
Exposure Bias +1/3
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Metering Mode matrix (5)
Exposure Program aperture priority

This is a 100% crop of another shot. Love this expression!

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Focal Length 330 mm
Exposure Time 1/320 sec
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[Flew]

Very nice Steve. The second may need a tad less USM, but it is an amazing image in any case.

 

[Greg]

very cute. you don't often get that kind of time with any bird.

 

[Frits]

OOooo, those are nice steve!

 

[Steve S]

I redid it Frank, you're right

Very nice Steve. The second may need a tad less USM, but it is an amazing image in any case.

WHat happened, was I did 2 versions of it, and 1 was sharpened twice. That was the one I embedded. I fixed that. Thanks!

 

[Steve S]

I know, I figured he fly off right away,

very cute. you don't often get that kind of time with any bird.

But he didn't. He just sat there! Pretty neat!

 

[Steve S]

Thanks Frits! (nt)

OOooo, those are nice steve!

nt

 

[eng45ine]

Sweet images, Steve. Keep them coming!!

 

[PhotoDawg]

Great shot Steve!!

 

[Steve S]

Thanks Brian, I love that 1st one too!

Even though I oversharpened it. I did upload a new version of it that hasn't been sharpened quite so much. Hope that one is showing now!

 

[TOLady]

Great captures, and one incredible stare in the second!

 

[daodang]

Impressive shots Steve, especially the last one. The bird looks intimidating.