Lazuli Bunting

Gallery: AvianPosted August 21, 2011738 views8 comments

I spent a couple hours today sitting at a spot where I had a lot of success last year--there is a very small USFS-constructed waterhole that draws lots of birds, so I set up some perches and sat under my qwik kamo. This female/immature Lazuli Bunting selected a natural perch a bit further back, necessitating more cropping, but I thought it worked out well, especially in the shady low light.

I appreciate your critiques and comments. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, tripod, qwik camo

1/60, f/6.3, ISO 500

Crop to 52% (9.3 of 18MP)

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 22, 2011 at 12:21 AM

Looks good to me as posted. Colors are very natural. Good detail even with the crop.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 22, 2011 at 6:51 AM

Really nice Brian. I like seeing the females and I do believe this is first image of a female Lazuli I have seen. I like the comp and the detail is very nice.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 22, 2011 at 9:37 AM

I love seeing this apparent female Brian and you have presented her well. Nice detail, especially considering the crop and I like the soft colors throughout. Your comp works well also.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 22, 2011 at 10:21 AM

A really nice female and well captured (a real pity about those OOF grasses).

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 22, 2011 at 12:31 PM

Real cool bunting!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 22, 2011 at 2:16 PM

Wonderful feather detail on the larger version and I like the background colors as well. I have never seen a female lazuli bunting image before, nice to see something new. Too bad about the vegetation or reeds coming through the frame but a fine shot as is, well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 22, 2011 at 4:28 PM

Very nice image Brian. I really like the natural setting and the colors in the background.
May

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 23, 2011 at 10:14 PM

Excellent detail, Brian, and I like the grasses-they give a real sense of habitat.

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