Loggerhead shrike

Gallery: AvianPosted December 13, 2010229 views29 comments

Not much to say about this shot. One of my favorites of this species.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 with 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/3200s
f/7.1
Manual exp.
Hand Held
67% of FF
No NR

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on December 13, 2010 at 3:46 PM

I'm jealous. A fantastic shot of this species Ron

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on December 13, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Would be one of my faves if it were mine. Very nice BG, and the pose and detail on the shrike are very good.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 13, 2010 at 4:38 PM

Sweet!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 13, 2010 at 4:42 PM

Ron, beautiful shot - maybe just a bit too much dead space in front?
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on December 13, 2010 at 5:09 PM

Pose, perch, background, exposure, crisp presentation - all first rate.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 13, 2010 at 5:20 PM

Top shelf!!

Dan

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

Comment posted by wade pettitt on December 13, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Extremely well done simple and to the point. lovely background and great detail. Great job!!!

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 13, 2010 at 6:37 PM

Cracking good image, Ron! Composition is superb.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on December 13, 2010 at 6:41 PM

A very nice shot of the bird and nice background colors. I'm a little apprehensive about being critical in any way about this fine shot but I would've liked it even more if there had been more perch visible under or in front of the bird so it wouldn't have the illusion of the bird being suspended in midair, but obviously you didn't have any control of that and obviously it's a fine shot as is.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 13, 2010 at 7:08 PM

And no need to say anything IMO. This is an awesome image and I'd be very happy to have it in my files.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 13, 2010 at 7:17 PM

Simple and super! Love it! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 13, 2010 at 7:29 PM

One of the better images I've seen of the species Ron - right at the top. Everything about this is wonderful so I won't list everything it has going for it. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 13, 2010 at 7:38 PM

Very sweet!

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Comment posted by KC Choo on December 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Oh wow - what can I say!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 13, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Almost 3d it's so well done, beyond good!

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on December 13, 2010 at 10:55 PM

Wow, this is really nice. Very nice composition, simple and uncluttered. And the BG is to die for. I'm noticing that when the BG is this nice that the lens is always a 500 mm. I am inching close to purchasing one soon.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on December 13, 2010 at 11:04 PM

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 13, 2010 at 11:53 PM

Excellent, Ron. Nice to get this species against a sweet bg like this.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 14, 2010 at 1:38 AM

Simply a killer portrait Ron

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 14, 2010 at 6:45 AM

Technically right on the money Ron, I especially like the soft graduated color in this great BG

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 14, 2010 at 11:03 AM

Excellent shot, everything comes together on this. I really like the colored layered background to showcase the shrike, the larger image was a pleasure to view.

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

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on December 14, 2010 at 11:25 AM

Great shot- Wonderful background, awesome details and composition- great job on this, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 14, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Absolute beauty Ron.
May

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 14, 2010 at 1:11 PM

Stunning shot of this bird, background exposure all spot on

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 14, 2010 at 1:26 PM

A beautiful shot, stands out really well against the background.
Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 14, 2010 at 1:29 PM

Terrific Ron! Great pose on this guy.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 14, 2010 at 7:19 PM

The trio of black lines in the face, wings and tail makes a very cool pattern. Sweet shot, Ron.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 14, 2010 at 11:42 PM

Like shrike image. Eye is nicely seen and demarcated from the surrounding black. Very difficult in this bird. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on December 15, 2010 at 8:53 AM

This is one of the best shots of this species I've seen Ron. Bravo

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