Mountain Bluebird Female

Gallery: AvianPosted January 14, 2011135 views16 comments

Here is an old Bluebird photo I found in my files. It is from a backyard blind on a set up perch. Background is distant pasture, before greening up in the spring. Larger version is included.
D90, 300f4, iso 320, 1/320, beanbag, natural light.
Thanks for looking. The bluebirds will be back in Montana in March.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Rebecka on January 14, 2011 at 7:43 PM

Beautiful! The feather detail on the large version is amazing. Perch with yellow moss (or lichen?) was a nice choice. Did you lure her in with mealworms?

Almost wish this were a vertical comp so more of that beautiful perch was included. Lovely as-is, though!

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 14, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Another superb bluebird from you! Lovely perch and details. Sharon

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 14, 2011 at 8:11 PM

Very nice clean image in good light. I'd back off slightly on the sharpening with the larger version.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 14, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Beautiful color and detail, Dan. I like the pose and interestingly don't find the yellow stuff above the bird distracting. I'm still considering Richard's comment about the need for slightly less sharpening. Possibly the very sharp eye ring in the large version may be evidence of what he is referring to. However, when I don't see any halos or obvious crunchiness, then I think sharpening becomes more a matter of personal taste.

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on January 14, 2011 at 10:54 PM

Wonderful picture!

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on January 14, 2011 at 11:17 PM

Dan , this is top notch. I really love the subdued colors of the female and it goes really well with the background.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 14, 2011 at 11:45 PM

Nice shot - good pose, intereting branch, and clean BG.
From here, both the small and larger version look a bit over-sharpened - maybe JUST from here.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 15, 2011 at 12:51 AM

You really own these bluebirds Dan! Biting sharp image, just show 'em this one when they ask if the 300 is sharp. We won't be able to see any for a month after you typically.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 15, 2011 at 12:56 AM

Great clarity and detail, Dan.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 15, 2011 at 3:51 AM

Beautiful Bluebird, Dan. Lovely image, great colors and detail

Mauro

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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 15, 2011 at 12:05 PM

Excellent, again!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 15, 2011 at 12:36 PM

A real beauty, Dan. Good comp and great detail, although as Richard said, I'd back off the sharpening on the larger version.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 15, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Nice soft lighting and very nice detail Dan. Very nice colors in the perch and the background is very pleasing. Maybe just a tad oversharpened in the larger view. Overall superb image.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 15, 2011 at 1:39 PM

Excellent shot- I agree with a horizontal crop but I'd add a bit of room to the upper and lower side- besides that, the shot is technically perfect (the details on the larger version are awesome, beanbags work well indeed)- well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Alan Bryant on January 15, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Sweet image Dan.Cracking details

Well done

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 15, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Another wonderfully detailed shot Dan

cheers
Rob

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