Carolina Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted August 16, 2010411 views17 comments

I was parked along the road to the rookery looking for owls when this little guy landed very close.
From truck window with bean bag.
Mid-Morning Cloudy

Date/Time: March 13 @ 10:18am
Make Nikon
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used No
Focal Length 850 mm (Nikon 500mm VRII + TC17EII)
Exposure Time 1/160 sec
Aperture f/6.7
ISO Equivalent 280
Exposure Bias -1/3
White Balance Direct Sunlight
Metering Mode matrix
Raw
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on August 16, 2010 at 6:38 PM

This has got it all, BB. The perch, pose, slightly opened bill and you usual soft light.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 16, 2010 at 7:10 PM

Greatn use of the perch (as is expected with your images) and the subtle details of the lichens and spider silk are a bonus.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 16, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Perfect in every respect!

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 16, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Wonderful composition and colors. Good eye contact, and I just love the calling pose. Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on August 16, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Beautiful Ronnie, love the pose on this guy.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 16, 2010 at 10:38 PM

great perch and a very nice calling pose, Ronnie. a pleasing image all around.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 16, 2010 at 10:50 PM

Exemplary pose, perch, background. Also like the crisp presentation and diffuse light you so often find.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 16, 2010 at 11:04 PM

A pleasing image - very clean for a non setup. I was about to comment when it disappeared from the site so I'm glad it came back!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 17, 2010 at 7:03 AM

Outstanding IQ Ronnie -so crisp, detailed and lovely even light

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 17, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Beautiful pose, Ronnie.

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on August 17, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Beautiful shot, Ronnie. Love the singing pose and detail here.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 17, 2010 at 3:51 PM

I always like how your images are sharp with wonderful detail. In this picture the look the bird is giving really makes this shot for me. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM

Terrific shot Ronnie, love the singing pose, perch and bg.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 17, 2010 at 10:35 PM

And, you took full advantage of the opportunity! Well done!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 18, 2010 at 12:14 AM

Stunning, not much else I can add....

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 19, 2010 at 10:02 PM

Beautiful Ronnie, wonderful to see such a clean background for a non-set up shot. I love every thing about this image and wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Harshad Barve on August 20, 2010 at 9:11 AM

I am loving pose of bird and killer BG here , big congrats

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