Gray Catbird

Gallery: AvianPosted May 22, 2012131 views9 comments

From a dreary day last summer. I tried to remove a magenta cast on the bird, so I'm interested in your thoughts on the grays. Smaller version has cast...larger version fixed...I think.

50D 500mm, Iso 200, F4 Larger version also posted.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on May 23, 2012 at 12:36 AM

Looks good from here. Beautiful detail on the bird. Nice pose and great BG. I miss these guys. Had some that nested near us when I lived in Maine. Nice perch. Great catchlight. Perhaps comp might be better if less centered but that's a small nit.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 23, 2012 at 3:22 AM

Sharon can't help on the cast but this looks really good sharp and detailed ,wish it was mine.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 23, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Nice image with good feather detail and pose. Sampling the catbird in the larger image with Art Directors Toolkit shows that blue still predominates but not by a lot. You could increase yellow a little to neutralize that but I don't think it is necessary.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on May 23, 2012 at 3:12 PM

Very nice, neat and clean. Beautiful lean composition with nice smooth BG. TFS.

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on May 23, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Nice detail and BG.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 23, 2012 at 11:03 PM

A tough bird to get out in the open like this, sweet bg Sharon, just wishing for a touch more of a head turn. Very nice

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 24, 2012 at 7:17 PM

Beautifully clear and detailed, great light.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 25, 2012 at 12:59 AM

Very good capture of a classic pose. Good work finding this species in the open.

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM

NIce photo here Sharon, I posted a version of the bird today.. I enjoy watching them flit around my yard.

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