PURPLE GALLINULE

Gallery: AvianPosted December 5, 2010449 views16 comments

Captured at the rookery during the breeding season. 1st time capturing the bronze colored feathers just above the white tail feathers.
The sun was out but very weak due to high level thin clouds. That allowed a nice soft even lighting for only a -1/3 exposure bias with good details from white to black.

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time: May 24 @ 09:02am
Make Nikon
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used Never
Focal Length: Nikon 500mm f/4g ED-IF VRII
Exposure Time 1/320 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 200
Exposure Bias -1/3
Metering Mode matrix
Raw
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 5, 2010 at 5:40 PM

Great techs and a fabulous pose. Really like the format here.

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Comment posted by Ian Macdermott on December 5, 2010 at 5:57 PM

Hi Ronnie,

a beautiful portrait sharp and well exposed

Maybe a bit tight in the frame but thats a personal opinion

Registered on January 31, 2008, 15 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 5, 2010 at 7:26 PM

Terrific! Your usual masterful soft light and perfect exposure. Very natural colors. Interesting pose.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on December 5, 2010 at 8:24 PM

Wow! Just wonderful.

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

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 5, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Killer Pose... don't think I've seen such a dynamic shot of a PG before

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 5, 2010 at 9:51 PM

I agree, Ronnie. You took advantage of the existing light beautifully to capture an image of this bird in a pose that really shows those bronze colored feathers.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on December 5, 2010 at 11:28 PM

Beautiful shot Ronnie, dynamic pose, great colors and I like how you handled what could have been a complex background - love it!

Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 6, 2010 at 12:49 AM

Nice image of this purple gallinule. Great detail, interesting pose.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 6, 2010 at 4:23 AM

Great pose, lovely setting Ronnie.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 6, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Another very fine image, Ronnie. Your choice of composition is bang on as is your superb processing. Top quality work IMO.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 6, 2010 at 11:44 AM

Ronnie,
like the unusual pose you captured here. The colors and the detail are stunning.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 6, 2010 at 2:09 PM

A great image

You've captured an unusual pose here and the colours are lovely.
Well done.

Geoff.

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

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 6, 2010 at 3:05 PM

What a colorful bird and pose, good detail throughout image, well done, a pleasure to view.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 6, 2010 at 4:33 PM

Excquisite Ronnie. Love the soft light and pose. Another absolute gem.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 6, 2010 at 7:57 PM

Ronnie,

This is an excellent image and the exposure is great. The light was just perfect to capture all of the colors without blowing out the whites of the tail.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 6, 2010 at 8:17 PM

Absolutely supreme all around, Ronnie!

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments