Evening Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted November 11, 2010141 views13 comments

Evening Grosbeaks have returned to my yard--hopefully they'll stay all winter again.

I set up some perches near the feeder, but this is a natural perch in the yard. The yellow supercilium is always a challenge with this species--perhaps I should desaturate the yellows to get a little more detail there?

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x, couch as a beanbag--shot through the open living room window.

1/200, f/8, ISO 640

Crop to 59% (10.6 of 18MP).

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 11, 2010 at 8:33 PM

Superb details and the complimentary yellow flowers in the URC are great.

- Luke

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 11, 2010 at 9:22 PM

Excellent. Nice to see this pose. Nice perch as well.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM

Nice one Brian - great detail and I think the perch is a beauty - I'd be leaving it there.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 11, 2010 at 10:32 PM

Great shot Brian! Nice BG and I like the feet on the different parts of the perch.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 12, 2010 at 9:29 AM

Yellows look good Brian I would leave them as posted. Nice perch and detail were it counts most.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 12, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Very nice shot. I like the pose and comp and the yellows look fine to me.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM

Great detail on the larger version, the yellows look fine to me. A beanbag couch blind sounds like a good marketing item, way to go.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on November 12, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Lovely detail, pose and perch, Brian. No nits from me on this one.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on November 12, 2010 at 12:08 PM

Fantastic shot! The large version is a must see.

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Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on November 12, 2010 at 5:45 PM

That is some really fine feather detail Brian - even in the yellows one still sees the detail. Perhaps a tiny bit of desaturation might help, but you don't need much if any. I too like this perch. I'd be inclined perhaps to remove the left portion, as the right part is more appealing. Also, if birds are inclined to land here you might want to prune or tie back the green branch in the bg for a cleaner bg. Just minor suggestions to a really good shot.

Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 12, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Nicely captured Brain- I like this as is. The larger image has great detail, particularly between the shades of brown...and the yellows look great to my eye.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 13, 2010 at 12:27 AM

Nice pose and perch, and excellent detail. The yellow brow and fron has sufficient detail on my monitor.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 14, 2010 at 1:18 AM

Super photo of a bird I have not had the opportunity to photo, they don't seem to like my yard..

He looks pretty comfortable with the camera. The "sofa pod", maybe you could market that through IKEA ?

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