Ring-necked Pheasant #1

Gallery: AvianPosted January 30, 2012235 views11 comments

Nikon D300, 340 mm, F/7.1, 1/100, ISO 200.

Usually all I see is very common birds on my property. Now I have this beautiful guest, a Ring-necked Pheasant, feeding next to the house every day. I assume the reason he is here is because of the seed and corn we put for the winter birds. I will be sending in a series on this guy, hope you will enjoy them. Comments appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 30, 2012 at 9:16 PM

The high key element here reslly shows off the colors of the bird.Wonder if the image needs some rotation?

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 30, 2012 at 10:44 PM

Bright colours nicely set off by the snow.
Nice exposure, retaining detail in the snow.
I agree it needs a bit of CW rotation.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 30, 2012 at 10:48 PM

A pretty handsome visitor you have here Albert. I really like the looks of this photo

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 31, 2012 at 3:23 AM

Good high key presentation, Albert.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 31, 2012 at 7:21 AM

A nice exposure Albert. By the looks of this guy's tail, he has had some action. Agree about the need for rotation.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 31, 2012 at 7:34 AM

cool image, Albert. I like the snowy setting, and the difficult exposure looks good, as does your comp.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 31, 2012 at 8:26 AM

A beautiful bird, never seen on a snow environment- Excellent exposure job, and fine detail on subject- Like your composition choice as well- Well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 31, 2012 at 9:47 AM

The snow sets off the colors well here Albert. He gave you a nice head turn. I agree with the comment about the CW rotation....if it were mine, I might also crop into a vertical format....the image feel a bit off balanced to me with the negative colorless space on the right.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 31, 2012 at 11:53 AM

Amazing display of colors and feather patterns in these pheasants, I like the look back so you can see the eye and more of the head, well done.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 31, 2012 at 6:48 PM

Albert:
Your guest is nicely dressed.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 31, 2012 at 9:55 PM

Such an attractive bird, elegantly displayed by the snowy setting. Nicely done. I look forward to the series.

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