Abby the Great on Point

Abby had ACL surgery in September of ’13 so we were more than a little concerned that she would not be able to hunt again.  We went out on Saturday for a short hunt at Black Meadow in New York’s Warwick Valley.  We put four birds out and she found five – not unusual for Abby, she is always cleaning up after lesser dogs.  This is a point on a Chukar (Partridge family) near the end of our short hunt.

The picture was taken with my new Fuji X100S at 1/1700, f8, ISO 320, 23mm (fixed).  This is my first experience with the X100S and so far I am very impressed.  The dynamic range in the shot was very high and I adjusted exposure in Lightroom with no noticeable noise or artifacts.  Most of the adjustments for this shot were done in Lightroom with some retouching and blur added in Photoshop.