Canyon Wren + REPOST

Gallery: AvianPosted April 1, 2010153 views23 comments

A very good start to my April sessions with Charlie! This is a Lifer for me! Light was a little harsher than we'd like, but a Lifer.......!

1D Mk IV, 500mm +1.4X, ISO 800, tripod, afternoon light, manual flash fill -1/16. Laptop processed.

Many thanks for looking: C & C please.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 1, 2010 at 11:07 PM

Could use some global brightening but it's a great shot with wonderful lines and open bill/tongue

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 1, 2010 at 11:12 PM

You handled the harsh light very well, KC, I'd never have guessed it. A beautiful singing pose and excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on April 1, 2010 at 11:15 PM

Good start indeed!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on April 2, 2010 at 12:35 AM

Neat, neat bird, great singing pose, wonderful colors, and excellent detail. I want to see one of these. Congrats on the lifer.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 2, 2010 at 1:53 AM

Good bird, good capture and good perch. Light is fine with me.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on April 2, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Very nice KC.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on April 2, 2010 at 7:21 AM

Could use some global brightening

Luke, many thanks. I've had "problems" before with my laptop being too bright with the power cord hooked up, thus rendering the final image a bit dark. If others see that it needs a bit of brightening on their calibrated monitors, please do let me know. Thanks in advance!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 2, 2010 at 7:23 AM

Great pose and detail KC - what a way to get a tick. I agree with Luke that it could be lightened a fraction.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 2, 2010 at 7:33 AM

Here's a brightened version. Please let me know if this is enough. Thanks!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 2, 2010 at 9:05 AM

Kwan, of the two images, I prefer the brightness on your repost the best. Great pose, open bill, setting, sharpness and details. I especially appreciate and enjoy the little bit of tongue that is showing. Huge congrats on another lifer!

Hope that you and Charlie have a great time birding together.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 2, 2010 at 12:23 PM

That is one impressive bill there Kwan. I love the singing pose

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 2, 2010 at 12:47 PM

I dunno, first they beat us at hockey and now they're down here getting all of our birds.

Just perfect, Kwan. The light looks pretty good actually. I think the brighter repost is an improvement. Let's see what else we can find!

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on April 2, 2010 at 1:29 PM

Love the singing pose. Good eye contact and details. The brightened re-post looks great.

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

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 2, 2010 at 1:46 PM

The repost rocks Kwan, great shot.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 2, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Great repost KC. The brightness makes a huge different IMO. What a great pose, perch, and BG. Very well done on a tough species.

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on April 2, 2010 at 3:41 PM

wonderful pose! You can actually see the tongue

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 2, 2010 at 4:53 PM

Hey Kwan, This is awesome! I agree it needed a bit more brightening (BTW, I have exatly the same issue when I process on my laptop, so I always brighten a little more on my laptop when using it and pay even more attention to the histogram). The re-post is terrific!!! Great work as usual

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

Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 2, 2010 at 7:13 PM

He's a beauty Kwan!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 2, 2010 at 9:04 PM

Nice image - the repost is definitely better.

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

Comment posted by Joe Paratore on April 3, 2010 at 7:05 AM

Outstanding !!!!..........KC
Repost much better
Love the the pose and great detail

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 3, 2010 at 8:29 AM

Excellent capture KC. The repost is even better.
May

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on April 3, 2010 at 10:07 AM

The re-post is much better. Great singing pose and congrats on the lifer!

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 3, 2010 at 10:21 AM

Just excellent Kwan! Esp the repost. I fell in love with these birds decades ago when I first heard their distinctive song on southern Utah camping trips but I've yet to get a decent image of one. This one inspires me.

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