Fieldfare

Gallery: AvianPosted November 6, 2010156 views19 comments

One from earlier this year, he spent quite a lot of time in my garden defending some apples, he was quite a character and I really enjoyed watching him, there was snow on the ground that lit him up and gave me the cool tones, hope they return

Canon 50D, Canon 500f4L, ISO 400, f4, 1/100

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19 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 6, 2010 at 5:16 PM

Lovely shot Karen, great headturn and bg.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 6, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Very nice shot of this thrush. I'd be tempted to warm it up just a bit.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Love the comp Karen. I agree, nice head turn and overall feel to this image.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on November 6, 2010 at 8:31 PM

good comments mentioned!

Love the pose......

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on November 6, 2010 at 9:10 PM

Lighting,head turn,perch all very nice as well as the detail. Very pleasing shot!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on November 6, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Karen, another great photograph. Like the pose and the colors of the bird. Great BG.

Ron Huff
Culdesac, Idaho

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 6, 2010 at 10:45 PM

Nice pose and head-turn. Exposure is spot-on, and I like the interesting background tones too.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on November 6, 2010 at 10:49 PM

I think the BG really makes this image. A very pleasing tone that makes the bird stand out. Perch,pose and detail all look great Karen.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 6, 2010 at 11:55 PM

Bird and Background are well matched and there is great detail in the wing and chest. I just feel overall that the image is a little dark. Since I like dark images, and frequently push images in that directions, it makes me think the lightening must be needed. Try it and repost, just to see. Please. I think the image is great.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 7, 2010 at 4:53 AM

Very nice Karen. Great detail in the larger image and I like the way the background colour complements the bird's coverts

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 7, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Love the colors on the bird and bg. Good comp and real nice texture both in the bird and branch.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 7, 2010 at 8:11 AM

very nice image, Karen. nice pose, details, bg.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on November 7, 2010 at 9:05 AM

Very nice capture, nice perch, very unique BG colors that seem to match the bird perfectly, and nice head turn. I like everything about this one.

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Comment posted by Dennis Binda on November 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM

wonderful shot Karen and to think you don't have to walk that far to get this beauty

cheers, Dennis

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 7, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Great looking bird and very nice capture - I really like the lighting.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on November 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM

A beautiful thrush Karen. Lovely colours

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 8, 2010 at 12:29 PM

Beautiful pose & eye contact, I especially like the light in the bird's eye and the comp you used. I think the image would benefit from being warmed up slightly to reduce the slight magenta cast. I wish we had this species here.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 8, 2010 at 1:36 PM

A great image Karen

So you're colour matching your birds with the BG now then?

Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on November 8, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone, Mia it is a cool looking image, wintery so wouldn t want to warm it up any more

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