Junco in fog

Gallery: AvianPosted February 24, 2010113 views16 comments

I'm taking a break from watching the olympics and came across this junco from last winter. It was a foggy, cold and damp day which gave a soft light and a wet look to branch this junco chose as a perch. I know this isn't as razor sharp as some of you prefer but I like the effect. Hope you do too.

1D3, 500 f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 640, 1/200 @ f8, EV -2/3, FF -1/3 with Better Beamer.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 24, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Love the perch and bird. Good detail and exposure.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 24, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Nice perch and comp. The shoulder and side of the breast seem to be lacking a little detail, maybe due to the fog??, but overall very nice. Sharon

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 24, 2010 at 7:33 PM

Nice junco shot Ed, much better than what I have been able to get this winter. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 24, 2010 at 8:19 PM

It looks plenty sharp to me Ed and I love the perch and lighting. The dark line running through the middle of the frame isn't ideal but it would be a lot of work to remove it.

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Comment posted by Diane Vatcher on February 24, 2010 at 10:18 PM

For some reason I like Juncos. Along with my ducks. The branch does enough for fine detail for me and I like the lead in. Great colors.
So about how far away were you when you took this shot. I have been using a 70-300 with 2x tc and I feel Like I am still having to be rather close. maybe about 100" or so.

diane

Registered on November 30, 2009, 8 Posts, 27 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 24, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Nice use of a very attractive perch in the composition. Very earthy color harmony going on here, the unique lighting situation helps a lot as well. It's particularly impressive when someone photographs a fairly common and understated bird such as the Junco and presents it so beautifully as this.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 24, 2010 at 11:10 PM

Looks just fine to me!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 24, 2010 at 11:48 PM

Looks pretty good, Ed! I do like the composition!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on February 25, 2010 at 12:18 AM

The image of the bird looks fine to me, Ed. I like the perch too: it's such a beautiful and interesting one. However, to my eye the bird seems too high in the frame. I think just a bit lower would be better.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 25, 2010 at 1:52 AM

Outstanding image Ed, I love the comp. perch and foggy BG all colors working so nicely to highlight and present this handsome Junco.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 25, 2010 at 3:37 AM

Great shot, Ed. I like it very much!.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 25, 2010 at 6:24 AM

Nice one Ed - great perch and very effective comp

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 25, 2010 at 7:29 AM

Ed,

Though this isn't as sharp as most of your work I like it this way because of the foggy, damp feel to the image. I like the soft light and I especially like the setting. I might consider cropping some from the bottom if this were mine but that one lichen covered section of the branch is interesting too. So I am torn about the comp.

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Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on February 25, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Very nice comp Ed!!!!!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on February 25, 2010 at 10:00 PM

I really like this Ed. The background really compliments the Junco well. I love that branch with all of the lichen on it.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on February 26, 2010 at 8:08 PM

Ed:
I like the effect too. With the wonderful perch and nice BG, the bird need not be razor sharp to have a beautiful image.

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