First crack at Morning Dove

Well here is my first real attempt (with some decent results) at photographing birds. This Mourning Dove put on quite the show for me this weekend and this is one of my favorite shots.

Well done. He looks like he's cold.

The thing I don't like about the picture is the fact that he would not come out of the shadows, so the picture came out darker than I would have liked. I am sure I will be able to edit some in Photoshop but I need to remember how to achieve that effect.

Very nice!

BTW it's "mourning" dove (because it sounds like they are sad when they sing).

Thanks for the heads up on the spelling! I have always been horrible at spelling

Regarding the shade issue, if you do a search on here for "Better Beamer" you will find some discussions on the use of a flash extender to help overcome the shadow issue. I have not used one but have followed several discussion threads on the topic.

Thanks wlaramie, I am going to check that out!