Western Wood Pewee

Gallery: AvianPosted October 15, 2009224 views22 comments

Here's one from a couple of years ago that I never posted. This image had/has a natural slight green cast to it. I moved the color balance slider 3 points toward magenta, any further and I didn't like the results. Full frame, photographed in a local county park.

20D 500F4 1.4X 1/250 F7.1 iso 400, evaluative metering -0.3, Gitzo tripod

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 15, 2009 at 11:59 PM

Lovely perch, background and subdued even lighting Nate, wonderful shot

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on October 16, 2009 at 12:02 AM

Solid shot all around, from bird, to perch, to background! I can't help but notice the green on the underside of the bird. Is this natural, or part of the color cast you mention?

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 16, 2009 at 12:10 AM

Thanks for the comments. The Sibley guide shows that area of the lower belly to be a bit yellowish, so I think right now it's fairly accurate although maybe it should be a little less green. There was a lot of green foliage in the area which I think caused the cast.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 16, 2009 at 1:40 AM

Simply awesome Nate. Canon has updated the 20D 4 times, but this image still has wonderful image quality. Superb lighting.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 16, 2009 at 3:56 AM

I like the over-the-shoulder pose and eye contact Nate, lovely diffuse light too. I'd be tempted to lop the lower part of the perch perhaps to below the left facing knob, and apply some NR to the background.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on October 16, 2009 at 7:13 AM

Nice pose, perch and background. The eye contact is right on. The green cast doesn't bother me at all. Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Harrison on October 16, 2009 at 7:26 AM

Lovely colouring, composition and detail Nate

Registered on September 20, 2009, 9 Posts, 73 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 16, 2009 at 7:41 AM

Wonderful subtle color in the bg really makes the bird pop for me Nate. I also love the perch for this one.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 16, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Nice exposure and detail, Nate. This looks like a tough one to judge the color on. Knowing what the mossy branches look like around here, I'd say it looks about right.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on October 16, 2009 at 11:17 AM

Sweet and beautiful! Love the colors! Fine work, Nate!

COS

Registered on August 4, 2009, 149 Posts, 889 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 16, 2009 at 11:56 AM

I think it looks fine as posted. Nothing wrong with the colors here IOM, and I don't think it needs any noise reduction.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Bob McQuade on October 16, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Excellent composition, great background and sharp detail. It all works very well.

Registered on October 8, 2009, 214 Posts, 432 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on October 16, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Love the perch and the composition. The bird is pretty nice also !!
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 16, 2009 at 6:11 PM

Looks perfect to me. The proportion of bird and perch really make this for me. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 16, 2009 at 8:41 PM

Love this one Nate. Superb detail in the bird, great eye contact, wonderful character in the perch, and a perfect BG. Well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on October 16, 2009 at 10:17 PM

The detail is amazing right down to his chinny chin little hairs! Great image

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 17, 2009 at 7:35 AM

Looks great to me as posted, Nate. The detail, including the detail of the perch, is quite striking.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Nate

I like this an awful lot as posted and don't think I would correct the color any more than you have, there are times our subjects get a slight color cast naturally by the things in their immediate environment and that is completely natural.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on October 17, 2009 at 8:59 PM

Ditto Rob's comments. A perch with character.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on October 17, 2009 at 10:04 PM

all around beautiful. great perch, pose, detail, background, light, you name it. looks great.