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The first week with the D200 proved a little daunting. So much extra stuff to play with and so many more ways to really stuff things.
Yesterday was the first chance to shoot in anything other than the last vestiges of daylight. Lunchtime saw me stalking the lakeside with the 50mm 1.8

The rules for the day. Fast capture. After a few minutes harrassing the pigeons, I came up with this. Running at the little winged rodents to make them fly, tracking them and framing them isn't the easiest with such a short lens.
Right next to the rock wall of the lake also makes life interesting. This was the photo of the shoot, made worthwhile by the extra megapixels. Cropping certainly made the difference.

Great shot & quite different from most bird pix. Lovely feeling of flying with the pigeon.
I like it a lot.

I'll have to agree, this shot is different than most bird shots and all the better for it.

A lot of effort with great results.

I have never seen the humble pigeon look so good. Can you post the uncropped shot?

Craig

Ditto craig's comment. An unusual but totally effective perspective Whiz. Just got my D200 yesterday afternoon and have just pulled it out to charge battery etc. Can't wait to have a play. Your image has urged me to get a hurry on.
cheers
marco

Avery nice shot indeed, achieving this with the 50mm lens was outstanding. Well done.

Bob.

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excellent shot of a somewhat plain subject..... look forward to seeing more of your shots as you conquer the d200.

well done.

cheers

I think you might have got yourself a picture of the week with that one! POW.....MODS, give it a good look.
Well shot!

CraigVTR wrote:I have never seen the humble pigeon look so good. Can you post the uncropped shot?

Craig

Aha.
The only way to be a good photographer is to think a lot, take a lot of photos........... and then only show the good ones.

I had to crop it significantly tighter then anything that I have cropped before. Only decided to do it because of how crisp the eye looked when I checked it with the camera display.

moggy wrote:Avery nice shot indeed, achieving this with the 50mm lens was outstanding. Well done.

Bob.

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Thanks Bob, but it wasn't anywhere near framed like that when I pushed the shutter release.
I have good reflexes, but that would be superhuman. (Or I'd need a very placid pigeon...)

Whiz, a top shot. D200 and 50mm eh. Great combo.
The eye and body of the pigeon is very sharp. Well done.

Awesome shot. I love how such a stupid creature looks so graceful in flight. Well done