Mountain Bluebird

Gallery: AvianPosted August 3, 2012132 views4 comments

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) photographed near Beaverhill Lake, Alberta. Most of the lake is dry since a few years. The BG consists of dry vegetation and soil.

This the first time I was close enough to a Bluebird that I did not need to apply a heavy crop. I like this particular capture because of the head tilt of the bird.

Canon 7D, Sigma 150-500 at 500 mm, ISO 400, f/11, 1/500 sec., HH. PP in LR4, removed BG slice on the right, added BG slice to the left, no net crop.

Thanks for looking. C & Cs are appreciated. Roger.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 4, 2012 at 12:09 AM

Gorgeous bird - nice pose, great BG - very sharp -
The heavy black border detracts a little from the small image, and the catch-light seems "off" for the angle of the head
Nice!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Toya Heatley on August 4, 2012 at 1:27 AM

Lovely bird, lovely colour! I like it!

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 4, 2012 at 2:09 AM

These guys can be hard to get close to - nice capture Roger. Great pose, sharp, wonderful colour and great background too.

If anything, I'd be tempted to crop a bit closer by bringing the top and left edges in just a bit, but that's minor.

Really nice!
Karen

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 4, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Nice, Roger. Good job on the addition of canvas. I agree that you got a very nice head turn.

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