White-winged Doves

Gallery: AvianPosted June 29, 2009601 views22 comments

Here's another from our Arizona trip near Green Valley, Arizona at Bill Forbes's pond. It was nice to get this pair up on a cactus right at sunset. Cropped to about 70% of FF.

Mk3 500F4 1/800 F10 iso 500, evaluative metering -0.3

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22 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM

Nate, a killer shot! Hard enough to get ONE bird in a good position, sharp, with eye contact -but 2 is extremely tough.
Beautiful - and thanks for the ongoing inspiration!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 30, 2009 at 12:20 AM

Ouch! Nice to get them together like that, Nate. I like the composition, and the bg is perfect for the foreground.

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Comment posted by Stephen on June 30, 2009 at 1:28 AM

I see that they put on their mascara for you. WW doves are overwhelming here in the Texas, especially south Texas, but you have made these two worthy of pixel space. I love the perch on the cactus and getting two in the shot with both being tack sharp is awesome!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 30, 2009 at 1:40 AM

Terrific! Wish it was mine.

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Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on June 30, 2009 at 3:56 AM

supreb ...

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on June 30, 2009 at 7:20 AM

This is a fantastic image, Nate! Not one, but both in sharp focus, is just superb!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on June 30, 2009 at 7:36 AM

Nate

One bird perched in that gorgeous light on the cactus would have been wonderful, but two of them in the frame really makes this image even more delightful. Perfect choice of depth of field for them both.

Very well done

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Comment posted by Alan Bryant on June 30, 2009 at 7:37 AM

Awesome eyes on the pare

A sweeeeeet shot Nate, love it

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 30, 2009 at 8:26 AM

This is a killer image Nate. Couldn't be much better IMO.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 30, 2009 at 8:39 AM

Very nice Nate, wish this one was mine :)
Love everything about it, wouldn't change a thing

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on June 30, 2009 at 11:55 AM

These are beauties Nate. Great light on the birds, really showing off that eye.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 30, 2009 at 2:09 PM

This is an outstanding image Nate. Both birds are tack sharp. Love the perch and the background.
May

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Comment posted by Graeme Lee on June 30, 2009 at 4:11 PM

Wow Nate. One of the best images I've seen in ages. Hard to fault in any respect.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on June 30, 2009 at 4:22 PM

Another textbook shot: perfect focus, outstanding pose and color, excellent background. Hope someday I can do something like this.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on June 30, 2009 at 5:35 PM

Nate, sorry I am late to this one. Awesome shot. The colors are super, especially around the eyes. Great job getting them both tack sharp. Overall, one of my favorite of yours.

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Comment posted by Carlette Bragg on June 30, 2009 at 8:22 PM

Another photograph greatly done. Two for the price of one. Very unusal to have both birds so well focused. Love the eyes!

Carlette Bragg

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 30, 2009 at 11:33 PM

Beautiful image! Love the color and light. Very sharp as well.

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Comment posted by Christopher Tubbs on July 1, 2009 at 11:18 AM

Very nice, Nate!

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Comment posted by Whum on July 1, 2009 at 11:46 PM

This is one beauty of a photo. The overall colour, the eyes, the perch and lovely warm lighting.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 2, 2009 at 2:23 PM

Thanks to all for your kind comments

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Comment posted by Ravee Wattanatanak on July 3, 2009 at 3:26 AM

Very nice and clear Nate.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on July 4, 2009 at 8:46 AM

Wow! I like it a lot. One of my favorites of your images. The colors of the image fit together so well .... and the eyes!

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