California Towhee

Gallery: AvianPosted April 4, 201095 views16 comments

I met Charlie at the crack of dawn actually! We did find some more birds and this Towhee gave us the opportunity to get some better images of the species.

1D Mk4, 500 + 1.4X, ISO800, Manual fill at -1/16, tripod, early morning shade from mountain, full frame.

Thanks for looking; C & C please.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 4, 2010 at 9:40 AM

Seems to me that the desert shade works quite well now that you can operate at iso 800. I think that as things are heating up we should be like the birds and lurk in the shadows. The detail is quite good. Well done, Kwan. I have one very similar to this.

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Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on April 4, 2010 at 10:09 AM

Very nice KC!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 4, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Lovely natural setting and comp here Kwan, to my eye the face looks slightly oversharpened.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 4, 2010 at 1:17 PM

A great comp KC. I like the perch branch as it adds some nice character an the BG is great showing habitat without being at all distracting. The bird is exposed nicely. I can't judge whether the bird is a bit oversharpened from this size image, but if it is, that is an easy fix. Very nice overall.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 4, 2010 at 3:00 PM

to my eye the face looks slightly oversharpened.

Nate, I have not specifically sharpened the face in this image - it's not something I normally do anyway. Perhaps what you are seeing is the Mk IV performing brilliantly!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 4, 2010 at 3:09 PM

Probably so - you can get more detail with those 15mp!

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Comment posted by Roy Bailey on April 4, 2010 at 4:01 PM

All looks good to me.Lovely pose and I realy like the setting.Very nice seperation between bird and background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 4, 2010 at 4:14 PM

Very nice composition an light. It seems slightly oversharpened.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 4, 2010 at 5:14 PM

Looks excellent, KC. Nice detail and pose, and I like the oof foliage in the bg.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 4, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Very very nice. How are you liking the Mark IV?

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 4, 2010 at 6:56 PM

A very nice species Kwan. Love the habitat in this shot.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 4, 2010 at 7:26 PM

Goregeous. Great pose , perch dof and detail

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 4, 2010 at 10:15 PM

Great detail and setting KC

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 4, 2010 at 11:20 PM

Textbook ideal KC, excellent color and detail with a dash of beautiful habitat.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 5, 2010 at 9:33 AM

Beautiful setting Kwan, I like how the greenery behind the Towhee adds a feeling of depth. I enjoy the slightly open bill, the colors, pose and the lovely head angle.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 5, 2010 at 5:39 PM

Excellent detail, shade is photographers friend with the high ISO cameras.

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