Lazuli Bunting

Gallery: AvianPosted July 27, 2010217 views20 comments

This is from our trip to the San Rafael Swell in central Utah last month. The crop is squarish but I felt that was the best compromise since I was already at 45%.

Larger image provided.

7D, 1/1250, f/7.1, ISO 200, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 6/4/2010, cropped to 45% of original image, sharpened bird and perch, no other adjustments or processing, natural light, not a setup

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on July 27, 2010 at 7:12 PM

Stellar Ron.

Love the detail and colours, especially in the head. Vibrant composition, well done.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 27, 2010 at 8:34 PM

Beautiful Ron. Wonderful colors

Peter

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 27, 2010 at 9:52 PM

Hi Ron. The shape of the bird supports the squarish crop, so good choice. Fabulous looking bird, the detail and colors in your presentation do him justice. No obvious penalty incurred from the crop, I must know who does your sharpening...looks great!

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on July 27, 2010 at 10:01 PM

Great BG, lighting, feather detail and perch. Really a nice one, Ron.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 27, 2010 at 10:03 PM

Nice detail and perch. Great demonstration of balance, even for a small bird the twig looks barely adequate.

You've had some winners with this species Ron, congrats,

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 27, 2010 at 10:45 PM

Lovely clean image, excellent pose, eye contact and techs in general. A pretty bird that I recall seeing in Arizona about 10 years ago.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 27, 2010 at 10:46 PM

"I must know who does your sharpening...looks great!"

Thanks Gary. I do my own sharpening but must admit that I've had numerous lessons from Mia. She's a great teacher but even so I still screw it up sometimes.

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Comment posted by Harshad Barve on July 27, 2010 at 11:36 PM

what a cool looking bunting , beautiful image

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2010 at 12:37 AM

Beautiful, Ron. Perfect detail and lighting.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 28, 2010 at 12:59 AM

Oh wow! One of the best of the species that I have seen. Well done, Ron!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 28, 2010 at 1:31 AM

Nice one Ron. Great detail and simple comp.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 28, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Ron,

I love the simplicity of this image and how the simplicity encourages my eyes to focus on the details, light, form and colors of this bird. I love the pose, the look you appear to be getting from the bunting and your choice of dof worked very nicely here. An excellent Lazuli Bunting image.

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on July 28, 2010 at 10:32 AM

Very nice image Ron, it is very difficult to get these guys down from a high perch. Good techs with nice detail. I tried a couple weeks ago to get one down to a setup but he stayed high up as well.

darrenmckenna.com

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 28, 2010 at 12:29 PM

very nice color and sharpness. Well done.

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Comment posted by kiran khanzode on July 28, 2010 at 4:57 PM

Perfect pose...sharpness..colors !

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Comment posted by Danny Shelton on July 28, 2010 at 6:01 PM

Well done!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 28, 2010 at 6:07 PM

Awesome detail in this.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 29, 2010 at 2:25 AM

Sweet portrait of this handsome fellow Ron

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 29, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Gorgeous Ron. I'll send you some Pied-bills if you send me some Lazuli Buntings.
May

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 2, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Wow, excellent shot Ron, the detail and colors on the larger version are great, way to go.

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