Black Phoebe

Gallery: AvianPosted January 4, 2012262 views14 comments

No rain for months so we're at 10% of normal for the "rainy" season -but the dry, brown CA grasses give a nice BG!

Merced NWR
D300s
500mm + TC 1.7x
Subject dist: 20m
1/200 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 5, 2012 at 3:17 AM

Sandy i like the crop on this ,it's a super image.

Happy New Year.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 5, 2012 at 5:07 AM

Sweet! The posture and overall color make this really nice.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 5, 2012 at 8:25 AM

Love the pose and the colors here Sandy. Great work,

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 5, 2012 at 8:32 AM

great head turn, and nice comp and detail, Sandy. I was undecided about the other two sticks, but on balance I think I like having them there.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 5, 2012 at 8:49 AM

My favourite head turn reverse pose ! Excellent !
Have a good year.
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 5, 2012 at 11:58 AM

Wonderful colours and pose, Sandy.

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 5, 2012 at 3:32 PM

Great shot Sandy. The composition is really nice, with a terrific pose/head turn by the bird. I'm a little torn on the sticks, but the thing that works about them for me is how they kind of stair-step down in size from the bird perch, to the right stick.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 5, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Awesome bird posing beautifully for you, excellent detail and composition. Sweet Photo Sandy

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 5, 2012 at 5:10 PM

A really nice image of this phoebe Sandy. I love the head turn, catchlight, and the BG. The two shorter sticks help balance this shot IMO.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 5, 2012 at 5:57 PM

Excellent pose, Sandy, and nice complimentary BG.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 5, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Lovin that background and good job showing detail in the dark head

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on January 5, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Sandy, wonderful pose , and I love the muted colors throughout the frame. Well done!!

Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 5, 2012 at 7:47 PM

I like the composition as posted, including the 2 small twigs. Nice detail.

This has a bit of a red color cast - perhaps 20 points high on red when I sample various points on the phoebe.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on January 5, 2012 at 10:00 PM

Lovely capture Sandy, I like this a lot.

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments