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Little Blue
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Little Blue

by Sharon Hallowell

Gallery: AvianPosted March 16, 2011101 views9 comments
This is a bird that got a BIG "Thank You", as it provided me with a variety of interesting poses and its plumage was just spectacular!

50D, 500mm, Iso 200, 1/200, F4
Early am, bean bag
Please see LARGER version.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 16, 2011 at 9:00 PM
Excellent shot Sharon, love the pose with the fluffed crown, nice comp too. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 16, 2011 at 11:06 PM
Very, very nice Sharon, easy to understand why you were/are so happy with it :^) The colours, plumage and pose are indeed spectacular, and the perch also lends well to the image overall :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 16, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Rock star quality this bird has, and you have captured it well. Like the perch he chose. Lovely detail in the larger image.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 17, 2011 at 12:38 AM
Excellent pic. Great lighting and wonderful pose. Love the feather deatil and perch. Well done.
Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 17, 2011 at 5:37 AM
Love the rock formation Sharon; it makes a great perch. The detail in the windblown feathers is excellent

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 17, 2011 at 9:25 AM
Love the breeding plumage and pose. Nice and sharp too
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 17, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Great detail and pose. I love the colors and the composition. :toast:
Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments
Comment posted by Luca Mussato on March 17, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Was it a windy day or the subject was ready for the stage? Good details and composition. Even if it could be a little unnatural i would try to add saturation to the eye. Question of tastes of course.

Cheers. Luca
Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 17, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Sharon, I like the apparently wind-tossled plumage, your composition and the blues in bird and background. Interesting perch too.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments