Black Headed Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 201191 views6 comments

This male Black Headed Grosbeak was a first for me. Canon 1dMKIII, ISO 1000, 500mm &1.4, F7.1, 1/320

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 1, 2011 at 11:22 PM

I like the colors here Bob. The larger version shows nice sharpness, particularly on the head. I think I'm seeing a halo around the bird and the perch. Doing your sharpening selectively on the bird only might help with that. If this was shot in a feeder area, I'd consider putting up some nice natural perches near the feeders. All of my feeders have sticks coming out of them for the birds to perch on.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on June 1, 2011 at 11:54 PM

Nice capture Bob, the head turn makes for a very nice pose. I too think I'm seeing a bit of a halo, especially visible aroudn the perch on the right. The perch itself is fine for me.

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Comment posted by Bob Karcz on June 2, 2011 at 7:46 AM

Nate- thanks for the suggestion on the perch- I plan on doing that soon.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 2, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Nice image Bob. Like the patterns in the back. Nice detail as well.

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on June 2, 2011 at 12:29 PM

Nice shot, Bob. Nice color, detail and DOF.

Ron Huff

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 2, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Beautiful bird and I like his pose-with the head turn and nice eye contact. The sharpest focus seems to be on the upper wing area. You might try some selective sharpening of the eye area. Probably can get away with it since the face and eye are both dark.

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