Veery

Gallery: AvianPosted May 21, 2012155 views9 comments

I've been watching this bird for over a week dashing between ground cover and an occasional perch. Finally caught a shot when he offered me a rare still pose.

D3s
500mm f/4 VR-II
TC-14E II
1/1600s @ f/6.3
ISO 640
-1/3EV
Gitzo w/ Wimberley II

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 22, 2012 at 10:07 AM

Excellent job on the exposure Chuck, nicely done with tricky lighting and that white breast. I might try a little more selective sharpening on the head, it is just ever so slightly soft compared to rest of bird. Well done!

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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on May 22, 2012 at 10:31 AM

What a great bird. From your specs maybe a little less SS and a little more DOF would have helped with the sharpness issue but over all a really nice capture.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on May 22, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Very nice shot. I like the pose, perch and the BG but it does look a touch soft to my eyes.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 22, 2012 at 10:58 AM

I like the way the branches have framed the bird Charles, and the contrasting greens of your BG.
Good details & head turn too. I especially like the way the light falls across the bird here

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 22, 2012 at 1:11 PM

Very nice composition, and very good exposure. A I agree with the others that the bird is very slightly soft; I think your focus point may have been the bird's feet. Perhaps selective sharpening, particularly to the head?

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 22, 2012 at 1:18 PM

A difficult subject. Nice to get so in the open. Good perch, pose, and background. Good exposure.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 22, 2012 at 3:17 PM

Great job to get this shot, especially to be able to get it clean. I agree about the very slight softness, though the eye looks very sharp. Looks like perfect exposure.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 22, 2012 at 6:08 PM

Nice textural detail to the feathers and a very nice perch. Good timing to catch it in this pose and place.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 23, 2012 at 6:38 PM

Great pose and BG with good light. Bravo

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