Painted with Light

Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 2011207 views10 comments

Painted Bunting male with wild Primrose reflections.
Just one in a recent series of both static & action "bathing" shots I've been working on, using this native pink flower.
F/10, 1/800th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x ext and natural light around 10:00am. About 70% of the original.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on May 1, 2011 at 11:04 AM

What a beautifully coloured bird ... and what an absolutely perfect reflection! Very nice capture indeed Howard :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 1, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Very pretty Howard. Wonderful color on the Bunting and the reflections of bird and flower are great.

Since you are working on a series of these I will mention my only tiny nit. I think the tip of beak gets lost a bit against that dark in shadow BG. I wonder if you could brighten the beak just a tad in PS and gain a little more separation?

Good stuff, I look forward to more!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 1, 2011 at 12:24 PM

Howard, this is a real beaut. What a bird, and those colors, eye contac,t and setting make this a fine image. Love the flower reflections as well as that of the bunting.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Diller on May 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM

Fantastic image! I love the 3 months a year that I have them in my back yard

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 1, 2011 at 4:22 PM

Howard,
how many beautiful birds you have in Texas.

I love the vivid colors, the perfect reflection with the flowers and the pose.
Well done.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 1, 2011 at 4:37 PM

Terrific shot of a spectacular bird. It's great that you could get him to bath between the primrose reflections.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on May 1, 2011 at 7:31 PM

Howard,

Absolutely beautiful. Wish we had those in Virginia

Andrew

Registered on February 16, 2008, 200 Posts, 317 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 1, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Great bird that you have captured nice and sharp. Nice reflection of the bird and the flowers. Unfortunate cut of the stone across the area of the beak.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 2, 2011 at 12:22 PM

OH you Lucky Duck . I've yet to see a painted bunting much less get a photo op like this. I love the reflections and his little tail in the water as well as the head turn..

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

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM

I would love to see one of these painted bunting, nice job in getting this with the head turn and reflection, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments