Hooded Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted June 25, 2011219 views12 comments

Baylands in Palo Alto is home to two kinds of orioles - here is the uncommon Hooded. I'll post the more common Bullock's later on.
They were tough to catch for me - they are quick, unpredictable, and love heavy shade.

D300
500mm
1/320 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
Large crop, a couple areas of bright light between the leaves cloned out

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on June 25, 2011 at 4:54 PM

Nicely done. I like the detail in the feathers and the colors of the bird. Nice setting. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 25, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Nice one Sandy . The dark backdrop helps too.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on June 25, 2011 at 6:58 PM

A nice look at this species Sandy. I really like the oranges and the head turn. Open beak is always nice too.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on June 25, 2011 at 8:14 PM

Nice comp and detail Sandy.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 25, 2011 at 10:10 PM

You've made a really great job with the exposure on this one Sandy, I love the textures and details in that richly coloured plumage. Looking forward to seeing the Bullock's :^)

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 25, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Beautiful colors of this oriole. I like his puffed up look and the head turn he gave you.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 26, 2011 at 1:27 AM

Great capture and fine work on the oranges and yellows. The silvery patch on the mandible is nicely exposed too; I blow that every time. I hadn't known Hooded's range extended as far north as San Francisco Bay. Cool.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 26, 2011 at 6:39 AM

Excellent pose Sandy, beautiful shot. Love the bright colors of the bird against the muted background. The feather detail is incredible.

Ray

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 26, 2011 at 1:16 PM

Perfect job on a very tough exposure, Sandy and I like the pose.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 26, 2011 at 1:55 PM

Nice to catch this bird out in the open. Very well done.
May

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 27, 2011 at 4:03 PM

We have them here in AZ but I've not gotten any shots I like of them, even with a large crop. Exposure an detail in this looks very good.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 28, 2011 at 11:57 AM

Almost missed this one, good job in getting this much detail in the shade, well done.

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