Gallery: AvianPosted May 28, 2010193 views10 comments
This was taken last summer on the shoreline in Monterey, California. I used the Canon 40D with a Canon 400mm lens. Thanks for any comments.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 28, 2010 at 1:30 AM
Very well done portrait Tim. The white background comes out at me a little bit, but on a positive note it does have a sort of abstract appeal that makes me look at the bird as a shape as well as a living bird. The eye is a very strong focal point.
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 28, 2010 at 6:15 AM
Good details in the blacks and a fine portrait. The white background works as a kind of blank canvas.
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on May 28, 2010 at 7:58 AM
Nice execution on the techs! Not sure what aperture you were using but that's a lot of DOF. How much of a crop (if any) is this?
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 28, 2010 at 1:26 PM
Very cool close-up Tim. Excellent job on the exposure and the color combination is great.
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Comment posted by Tim Stenning on May 28, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Thanks for the comments on this straight forward look at Haematopus bachmani. Why black and red? How did evolution decide this was the useful color combo? That's what gets me.
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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on May 28, 2010 at 6:23 PM
Nice portrait of a bird I cant get close to with a 600! Great exp here on the blacks
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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on May 28, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Really drives home the birds beautiful eye and red beak! I like it!
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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on May 28, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Really drives home the birds beautiful eye and red beak! I like it!
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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on May 28, 2010 at 9:25 PM
Hi Tim,
Wow, now that's what I call detail. That's also a lot of DOF. I'm not crazy about the background but sadly we don't always have control over that.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 29, 2010 at 1:37 AM
Great detail and dof Tim - like the comp also
cheers
Rob
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10 commentsWow, now that's what I call detail. That's also a lot of DOF. I'm not crazy about the background but sadly we don't always have control over that.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.
cheers
Rob