Dunnock

Gallery: AvianPosted January 7, 201187 views3 comments

This was shot last week near the feeder in our garden. We never saw dunnock in the feeder, but always on the meadow around, looking for seeds (we usually put some seeds on the ground too).

Thank for looking and for your suggestions and comments.

D&L

Canon 40D, EF100-400@400mm, 1/400sec, f/5.6, ISO1000, tripod, natural light

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 7, 2011 at 8:46 PM

A delightful pose on this little guy.

Nice catch light in the eye.

The legs stand out because they are light in color but the rest of the bird wants to blend into the background. You might be able to rescue this little guy using Tony Kuyper's directions for curves masking.

S/he is too charming not to do some processing.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 7, 2011 at 11:34 PM

A lovely shot of a species I've never seen. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 7, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Very nice, D&L. The detail and exposure look very good. A slightly lower angle might have made the bird pop from the bg a bit more.

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