Evening Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted February 27, 2011122 views13 comments

Here's another Evening Grosbeak from near the feeder. I slightly brightened the eye to help it stand out. I sure love this species and am lucky to have a wintering flock for the second straight winter. This time around, it is about 90% males, which are of course spectacular, but I would like to get some shot of the females too.

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

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, "couch-pod" out the open window

f/8, 1/400, ISO 400

Crop to 76% (13.6 of 18MP)

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on February 27, 2011 at 8:44 PM

How pretty and I love the snow too

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on February 27, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Nice close-up Brian, good detail and I like the snowy prech.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 27, 2011 at 11:56 PM

I can see why you like this bird, very colorful. I like the pose and directional light to see the good details (even the feet look good). I might be inclined to tone down the wood perch just a bit but a minor thing. Wonderful shot showing the interesting color scheme of this species,
way to go, well done.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 28, 2011 at 1:28 AM

Beautiful, Brian. A nice clean view and sharp from stem to stern. Well done. I like the snowy surroundings.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 28, 2011 at 3:58 AM

Great exposure Brian. Love the DOF and the detail and sharpness on the bird. Nice setting. Not much more you can ask for. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 28, 2011 at 5:40 AM

Great detail and setting Brian. I like the angle of the perch and the way the bird is almost resting up against it

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 28, 2011 at 9:51 AM

Exposure, details, and DOF look very good Brian, like this setting too.
Would love to have this guy in my files..
Well done!

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Comment posted by dan elster on February 28, 2011 at 7:51 PM

Beautifully done Brian. I've never seen one of these in the wild.

The sharpness of the large version is very impressive.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 28, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Great image of this beautiful bird. How lucky for you to have him in your backyard.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 1, 2011 at 6:16 AM

Beautiful subject and composition. Great capture!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 1, 2011 at 11:04 AM

Wonderful detail and excellent color. I wish I saw them more often here in AZ like I did in our back yard in NJ.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 1, 2011 at 3:20 PM

Wonderful exposure control on a difficult subject Brian, especially in a snowy setting. Love the light, the pose and eye contact. Lovely details & sharpness too.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 1, 2011 at 3:51 PM

Nice pose and angles perch. Excellent detail and the lightened eye works well.

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