Black Headed Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted July 18, 201146 views4 comments

Of the female gender. Shot back in May of this year near the pond. Tripod used, some sharpening, saturation boost, contrast added and cloned few oof twigs.

Olympus E-5
50-200mm F2.8 + EC-14
aperture priority
1/640 sec @ F8 -0.3 EV
flash off
ESP metering
ISO 400
manual focus

large view provided

Always appreciate C & C.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 18, 2011 at 5:12 PM

Very nice pose and composition, Charlie. I like the angle of the light in this image.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 18, 2011 at 6:32 PM

Charlie, I agree with Dennis that the light angle on the grosbeak is a big plus here. I also like the head turn and the foliage behind the bird.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 18, 2011 at 7:07 PM

I like the comp, the perch and the pose here. The light falls nicely over the bird. In the larger image the eye appears a little soft and I think you could sharpen some more while masking the background and really bring up the impact.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 18, 2011 at 10:58 PM

Great eye contact she gave you here Charlie, I'd consider cropping from the right to remove the other rock and applying a little selective sharpening to the bird's face. Nice image.

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