Pyrrhuloxia

Gallery: AvianPosted April 9, 2011151 views15 comments

Photographed in S. Texas in March. Late in the day so light was especially nice.

7D, EF 100-400mm, F/5.6, 1/400 ISO 400, 390.0 mm
Metering Evaluative
Gitzo tripod
Crop for composition (I hate to do the math)

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15 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 9, 2011 at 11:05 AM

I really like this , Dottie. Nice light, nice pose and the green foliage frames the bird really well. Great image.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 9, 2011 at 11:40 AM

Very nice as presented. Excellent detail in the larger version. I can't get this close to this species here in AZ and would be very happy to have taken this.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on April 9, 2011 at 12:07 PM

Very good capture Dottie, love the detail you've captured. Light, perch, pose are all great.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 9, 2011 at 12:42 PM

Dottie, this is a beauty. love the light, setting, comp, and details. very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on April 9, 2011 at 2:29 PM

WOW Dottie. Love this. Perfect light, perch, head turn. The entire body is in the same plane giving equal sharpness to every part of the bird. Nice pleasing blur of the background. The greenery in the tree creates perfect framing, too. Truly a winner.

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Comment posted by dan elster on April 9, 2011 at 3:27 PM

LOve the comp and lighting. Perfect focus and sharpness too.

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on April 9, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Great pose, perch, detail, bg, light....pretty much just great image, Dottie. I really like the way you've framed the bird with greenery, too.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 9, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Beautiful portrait and absolutely wonderful lighting. Excellent detail and wonderful pose, love everything about this image Dottie :^)

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 9, 2011 at 9:47 PM

Very nice detail, sharpness and setting here Dottie, nice work.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 9, 2011 at 10:26 PM

A very nicely balanced presentation!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 10, 2011 at 9:01 AM

I like the setting here very much. Nice sharp details on the bird, great head turn. Pretty image

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 10, 2011 at 9:18 AM

I like the framing with the leaves. Nice detail. Sharon

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM

Beautiful pose ,detail and environment. Love the perch with the greens.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 10, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Love the comp and light in this shot Dottie. The intruding leaves really add to the image as does the super head turn. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 12, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Dottie,

Lovely light, pose, details and setting. I especially like how the dark colored background makes the subtle coloration of the bird stand out so well.

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