Black Headed Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted May 12, 2011105 views9 comments

Olympus E-5
50-200mm F2.8 + EC-14
aperture priority
283mm FL
1/250 sec. @ F8
-0.3EV
flash off
ISO 400
manual focus
2 frame sequestial

Large version provided

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 12, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Nice side view; good size in frame; decent setting. It would help if the shadow wasn't on the head.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 12, 2011 at 3:44 PM

Beautiful bird, Charlie. Very nice pose in a natural setting. Too bad for the shadow on the head but you got a good catchlight.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 12, 2011 at 4:41 PM

A nice bird Charlie. I like the dappled lighting. I also like the perch plant vege and the BG. In the larger version the fine detail is lacking a bit in the bird's feathers, maybe off just a bit on your manual focus, or a bit of a larger crop?

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on May 12, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Yes, Richard and Monica, I felt the shadow was my greatest problem here too. I lightened it a little but any more and I didn't like the washed out look so went with this..

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on May 12, 2011 at 7:25 PM

Ron, for a long time I've been relying on auto focus because of deminishing eyesight and recently (since the sun came out) I have more and more tried manual focus. I'm not sure I'm doing as well as auto. This is a significant crop to approx 50% of original.

Thanks all for comments.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 12, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Nice, Charlie. I like the dappled shade and you still managed a good catchlight.

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Comment posted by Sue Eberhart on May 13, 2011 at 10:23 AM

I like this environmental portrait. You got the catchlight and the wonderful crispness of the bird. Way to go.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 13, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Looks a little like a towhee I've been chasing! I like the light and framing with the leaves. Sharon

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 14, 2011 at 9:47 PM

Very nice job Charlie! I like the pose, eye contact and the perch. Maybe just slightly centered, but not by much. Excellent!

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