Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 2010140 views12 comments
Caught this pretty girl just after sunrise at Bombay Hook. A first to photograph for me!
50d,500mm, Iso 200, 1/320, F4 Larger version posted, too.
Comments
12 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 2, 2010 at 12:16 AM
Lovely shot Sharon, great perch and position of the bird and I really like the multi hued background.
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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on August 2, 2010 at 5:34 AM
Congratulations on this lovely lady, nice light and a great composition.
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Comment posted by Joe Vincent on August 2, 2010 at 6:03 AM
Very nice shot Sharon! Neat multi colored BG.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 2, 2010 at 8:29 AM
Love the soft lighting, perch and setting Sharon. Maybe remove the bright leaf behind the bird??
cheers
Rob
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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 2, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Nice details and some really good light. The composition is spot on and you got some nice eye contact.
There seems to be a bit of a blue cast, perhaps a curves layer reducing the blue channel would help warm it up.
Nicely done.
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Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 2, 2010 at 8:34 AM
As nice as I have seen of them. Great light, great grassy perch. Perhaps toning down that bit of grass behind her may help but this is really sweet.
Peter
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 2, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Lovely perch and even better lighting.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 2, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Beautiful composition and light, Sharon. Excellent.
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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on August 2, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Very pretty. Excellent comp and I really like the delicate perch and quizzical head turn.. I don't mind the leaf behind the bird but I would consider just a tad more sharpening.
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 2, 2010 at 5:45 PM
What an inviting shot Sharon. Love that BG and the pose. Just a tad more sharpening on the bird would make this stellar.
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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on August 2, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Hi Sharon,
Wonderful image with really nice surrounding environment. The background is exceptionally nice and smooth. There is definetly a blue/majenta color cast that can be easily corrected. Good feather details in the large image but some minor distracting background noise.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 3, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Sharon,
The pose of this bird is a delight to see, as is the grassy perch and the background. Agree with comments about the color cast, I see it too, but that is easy to correct.
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Comments
12 commentscheers
Rob
There seems to be a bit of a blue cast, perhaps a curves layer reducing the blue channel would help warm it up.
Nicely done.
Peter
Wonderful image with really nice surrounding environment. The background is exceptionally nice and smooth. There is definetly a blue/majenta color cast that can be easily corrected. Good feather details in the large image but some minor distracting background noise.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.
The pose of this bird is a delight to see, as is the grassy perch and the background. Agree with comments about the color cast, I see it too, but that is easy to correct.