Evening Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted April 12, 2010120 views16 comments

Canon 7D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC, Handheld.

1/1000, f/7.1, ISO 250, Evaluative metering w/EC -1/3

Crop to 90% (16.3 of 18MP)

A nice flock of Evening Grosbeaks spent the winter with me, visiting my feeder. I probably should have taken more shots than I did, but I took quite a few and ended up with some good shots of both sexes. They are just now starting to thin out, with fewer and fewer every day. They sure were welcome guests over the winter, much as I like juncos, it was a real treat to have these colorful birds around for a change.

On this shot, I like the active pose and the detail in black and white.

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Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on April 12, 2010 at 10:43 PM

Awesome! What terrific detail. You did a nice job keeping the whites in check.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 12, 2010 at 11:11 PM

It's a Grosbeak I'd love to see - well done with this one!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 12, 2010 at 11:16 PM

I agree with Terry, amazing job on the bird.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 12, 2010 at 11:51 PM

Excellent portrait Brian!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 13, 2010 at 12:15 AM

Fantastic job on the exposure, Brian! I like the pose and composition as well. If you could get just a tad more room behind the tail it might work even better.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 13, 2010 at 12:23 AM

Oh my! Terrific i mage. Very three dimensional; natural colors. Excellent image quality.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 13, 2010 at 2:21 AM

Excellent handling of the whites - always tough with a dark bird. Nice pose and catch-light.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 13, 2010 at 7:56 AM

Absolutely love the colors and sharpness in this shot Brian! Great job!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 13, 2010 at 8:28 AM

Great detail and pose Brian - very nice indeed

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on April 13, 2010 at 10:03 AM

Nice pose, perch and BG. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on April 13, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Excellent Brian! Exposure is spot on with great detail, even in the whites. Way to go.

Clayton

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Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on April 13, 2010 at 11:03 AM

Like Kwan, I would love to see this species. Perfect techs Brian, well done.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 13, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Very colorful bird. Neat capture and the background is very nice. I like the pose too, looks like he's contemplating a launch.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on April 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM

Great shot Brian. That's quite a rig for hand holding, but the results are wonderful. Nice sharp detail and very good exposure. Just wish for a little more space on the left.