Silver Pheasant

Gallery: AvianPosted March 17, 201299 views10 comments

This male pheasant was attracted to some rotten fruit that was near a waterhole in a dry creek bed in western Thailand.

Removed some highlights, full frame

1DMKIIn 500/f4
ISO 400 f6.3 1/30

cheers
Rob

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 17, 2012 at 9:58 AM

Nice image of the silver in its environment. Looks like you had some iffy light to work with. Well done. TFS

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 17, 2012 at 11:25 AM

Wow, this looks like a tough one to expose properly and you did really well. An awesome bird.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 17, 2012 at 12:37 PM

Mighty handsome bird. I'll bet fly tiers love those beautiful feathers. When I looked the bird over, I was quite attracted to the red on the face as it looked just like a mask. And that led to rememberingf the quote from the old Lone Ranger TV show: Who was that masked man?" But seriously, you got s great image that's nicely composed with the bird in it's environment (at last I assume it is), nicely exposed, and with great detail. Good work.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 17, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Another amazing bird, Rob. Good work on what appears to have been tough light. The brightness on the tail is a bit distracting, but I think the rest of the image is strong enough to carry the eye past the bright areas. The detail in the larger image is stunning.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 17, 2012 at 2:02 PM

Feather detail is a treat for the eye

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 17, 2012 at 3:48 PM

wow--looks great, especially at 1/30, Rob, that is impressive. love those crazy patterns in the back and wing coverts. the little orangish brown area in front of the bill is a small nit for me, I might try darkening it a little so it blends with the darker colors just above and below it.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 18, 2012 at 4:47 AM

Super Cool Bird

Very attractive portrait in it's environment, excellent detail. Nice Work Rob!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 18, 2012 at 9:07 AM

Ah, cool bird Rob. Love the habitat and great look at the bird. Nice exposure control. Well done.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 18, 2012 at 9:59 AM

This is indeed a wonderful bird! Excellent capture! We got ours early one morning on the road of the National Park.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 18, 2012 at 10:48 PM

An interesting looking pheasant and nice job dealing with the light/shadows, good detail on the larger image for 1/30 sec, way to go.

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