Marsh Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted September 27, 201174 views10 comments

Another from Malheur, somewhat later in the morning than the peek-a-boo shot I posted a while back. Also taken with a different camera/lens combination. I'd prefer a green reed behind the beak, but I was shooting through a window in the reeds and had no options on where to move (nor much time).

7D, 300mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, hand held, f6.3, 1/640, iso 640, Av mode with +1/3 compensation. Normal processing in CS4. Cropped to 9.1MP. Taken at 8:46 am on September 14th.

As always, your comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 27, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Very nice detail/sharpness. A tough species - I'd be happy to have taken this.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 28, 2011 at 6:50 AM

Def a good bird in habitat shot Dennis. I have always had a tough time even seeing these birds here in FL, so I applaud your effort here. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM

For the situation you describe Dennis, I think this is a brilliant shot! Love the rich colours and the detail you've managed to bring up so well!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on September 28, 2011 at 7:28 PM

Great job getting this guy out into the open. Very nice image.
May

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 28, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Tough lighting conditions but you make it work very well Dennis.
I like the habitat, sharp details.
Quick little suckers, nice job

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 28, 2011 at 8:54 PM

Sharpness looks very good on the wren Dennis. I like the pose too, as a variation on the classic singing one. I also enjoy seeing this bird buried deep in the reeds but still the wren is unobstructed and with good light.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on September 29, 2011 at 11:05 AM

This is really wonderful Dennis. I really love the setting, being able to see the water and duckweed down at the bottom. It's a lot easier getting a shot of these guys up higher in the cattails than it is to get a shot like this.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on September 29, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Wadda ya mean not much time? Were you in a hurry?

Nice open shot of this bird in it's natural habitat.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 30, 2011 at 3:27 PM

Dennis, great capture of an elusive species. Great light on the head. Love the precarious pose balancing on the reed. Nice job on the exposure. You could have easily blown the highlights on the reed underneath the perch. Well captured in tough conditions with minimal amount of time.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 2, 2011 at 1:01 AM

Given how difficult this species is to find even this far in the open, I think this is very well done, Dennis. I'd sure be happy with it.

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