Common Redpoll

Gallery: AvianPosted March 23, 2011151 views9 comments

Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f5.7, 1/250, ISO640

Not as much depth of field as I'd hoped, but perhaps enough detail to be acceptable?

This guy was there for the sunflower chips, along with a couple hundred of his closest friends. By an order of magnitude, Interior Alaska's commonest bird. 80% of full frame. Selective sharpening of bird; noise reduction to background (which is a black spruce tree).

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 24, 2011 at 12:09 AM

Great frontal detail, Jim. IMO it would be much better if the top of the head and the feathers around the edges had been within the DOF. You must have been right on top if this little fella.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 24, 2011 at 12:45 AM

This is a particularly rosy looking individual Jim. I hadn't noticed the dark chestnut coloration around the base of the beak before, very nice. I do agree a bit more dof would have been helpful. The dark background is particularly attractive for this bird's coloration.

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 24, 2011 at 1:21 AM

Real nice pic. Great background, nice pose, and eye contact. I agree about the dof. Other than that well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Zaccaria Exhenry on March 24, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Great picture, it almost look like there was wind blowing his head feathers back :D

Registered on January 21, 2011, 14 Posts, 36 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 24, 2011 at 9:46 AM

Excellent, Jim! Looks like I'll have to go to your State to get me some of these!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM

cool bird, and great details. more DOF would be nice but still a good looking shot.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 24, 2011 at 7:57 PM

IMO you got detail where it mattered most. The pose is nice and he stands out quite well from the bg. A lovely image, all in all.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 25, 2011 at 11:19 PM

It may be common in Alaska, but out here we get them only sparingly in winter. I like the head turn and the fluffed feathers. The dark background sets up the redpoll very well. The shallow dof works well as the bird occupies most of the frame and the legs are partially hidden.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 27, 2011 at 1:07 PM

Not common around here. I've never seen one and they are pretty. I love the pose and feather detail. Would have loved as little more dof on the bird

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments