Mountain Bluebird Female

Gallery: AvianPosted March 17, 2011303 views20 comments

The bluebirds are back in Central Montana. It has been a long cold winter and they are a welcome sign of spring. The male has not cooperated yet, but I have a few images of the female.
D90, 300f4, 1/250, iso 250, f10, beanbag, natural light.
Curves, a little cloning in llhc and lrhc, selectively darkened the background slightly, noise reduction on the background, sharpening.
Backyard blind, set up perch.
Comments appreciated.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 17, 2011 at 7:05 PM

Gorgeous!
Great pose, fine feather detail, lovely perch, and very complimentary BG.
The tiniest of nits, sorry - that little bright spot near the base of the perch. Draws my eye a little, even if it's small.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 17, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Dan, this is beautiful. The colors in the bluebird take center stage in the image. Killer.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 17, 2011 at 7:23 PM

Sparkling detail Dan - the hallmark of your bluebird images for me. Great pose, simple background and pleasing perch. Nothing negative from me.

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Comment posted by Larry Reitz on March 17, 2011 at 7:42 PM

Awesome image, Dan. Very pleasing colors, terrific background, nice perch and composition, and to top it off it's tack sharp.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 17, 2011 at 8:03 PM

All I can say is "OH Boy! It's Dan Harbour bluebird time again! Awesome image in all respects! Sharon

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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 17, 2011 at 9:20 PM

WOW Dan. What a nice capture. Perfect head turn, sharp details, nice perch, beautiful composition, and a very complimentary background.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 17, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Another great MOBL photo from you! So nice!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 18, 2011 at 12:40 AM

Dan, you continue to nail these bluebird shots. Excellent detail and I like the smooth creamy background.

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on March 18, 2011 at 1:34 AM

Fantastic image, Dan. Beautiful color and detail. The color of the bluebird is outstanding.

Ron Huff

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 18, 2011 at 2:52 AM

Outstanding Dan. Wonderful detail and perfect color. I really like the partial head turn.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 18, 2011 at 4:49 AM

She's a beauty Dan

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 18, 2011 at 4:50 AM

Another classic Bluebird Dan - looking forward to others.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on March 18, 2011 at 8:54 AM

Just wonderful! Excellent colors and details. Love the perch and the clean background. The DOF is spot on.

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Comment posted by Jay Levin on March 18, 2011 at 2:05 PM

A stunning tack-sharp capture against a superb background. As a new member here, I'm totally impressed, Dan.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM

Awesome shot, Dan. I love the pose and the colors of this bird. Not to mention the super sharpness ageinst a perfect BG. Congrs.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 18, 2011 at 5:04 PM

Another great BB shot Dan. Awesome detail and BG. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 18, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Excellent pose and feather detail. Good job from the backyard blind, way to go.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 19, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Dan it's a beauty. Love everything about it.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 19, 2011 at 4:38 PM

Very nice. Now you have set the bar for blue bird images very high! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 20, 2011 at 2:55 AM

Pose, perch, background, subdured light - all first rate.

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