White-breasted Nuthatch

Gallery: AvianPosted November 7, 2010167 views20 comments

Here's one more from about a month ago at the set up perch at the waterhole that served me well for quite a while until I got bored with it. I'm contemplating trying to turn my yard into a more photogenic location, as currently most of the good perches have busy or unpleasant backgrounds.

Anyway, even though I missed shooting most of migration, on the bright side, I have Evening Grosbeaks in my yard again. Hopefully they'll stay!

I thought this turned out pretty well, especially the hints of fall in the bg. Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, tripod

1/200, f/8, ISO 640

Crop to 81% (14.6 of 18MP). NR on bg, sharpening on bird. Natural light, set up perch.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Alan Murphy on November 7, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Nice comp and detail. i like the pose too.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 7, 2010 at 9:10 PM

Brian,

I wish for more DOF only because that is a GORGEOUS perch... it adds so much character to the shot.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 7, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Good pose and detail. Subject, perch and background are certainly photogenic.

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 7, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Very nice Brian. I'd like to see a slightly brighter catch light in the eye - would be an easy fix. That is a great perch and a great capture of a fun bird.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on November 7, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Nice looking bird on a great BG. I like the worm holes in the perch.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 7, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Tremendous detail in the plumage. A very nice image overall. I'd darken the bottom of the perch just a little.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on November 8, 2010 at 5:27 AM

A great shot and interesting perch, exposure looks great and some good detail to

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 8, 2010 at 6:20 AM

Well done Brian - great detail and an interesting perch. maybe selectively lighten the eye a fraction to highlight the catchlight??

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on November 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM

Beautiful shot Brian, I do like the perch! Has a lot of character with all the worm borings (or whatever they are). Nice "heads-up" pose by the bird.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 8, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Really nice sharpness and detail in the bird here Brian. BG is really nice and adds a lot. love the worm works in the perch. DOF was about all you could do given your ISO and SS. Well done overall.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 8, 2010 at 1:46 PM

A great capture, I like the perch too

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 8, 2010 at 2:34 PM

Brian,

Love the pose of the nuthatch, the head angle and background, I especially enjoy the branch the bird is perched on, the worm holes add a lot to the image. Lovely light and details, dof looks fine to me, it is sharp where it needs to be.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 8, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Brian,
superb detail, great pose and perch. Beautiful shot.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 8, 2010 at 6:25 PM

I'm with Mia. It's sharp where it needs to be.
The comp is perfect as you have the bird angled down on that angled perch with all the character. Really like this.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 8, 2010 at 6:51 PM

Excellent! Agree with all the others comments.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 8, 2010 at 7:43 PM

Very nice Brian. The detail on the nuthatch is superb and the perch is very interesting. Background is wonderful too and I like your comp. Tight enough to show off the detail but not too tight.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on November 8, 2010 at 9:45 PM

A beaufiful combination of bird, background and perch!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 9, 2010 at 12:05 AM

An elegant bird in an elegant pose. Love the worm work on the perch. Everything works here.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 9, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Excellent, Brian. Beautiful detail and catchlight, and I love your perch.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 10, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Looks very good to me Brian

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