Gallery: AvianPosted October 6, 201286 views5 comments
Alias "Camp robber".
Location: High in the Medicine Bow Mountains, WY.
D300s
70-300mm
ISO 400
300mm
1/250 @ f/5.6
HH
Thanks for looking.
Comments
5 comments
Comment posted by Verdon on October 6, 2012 at 10:40 PM
great shot and very nice pose, love the colorful background, well done!
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 6, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Nice pose and perch, and bright eye.
Seems just a bit soft from here - maybe some additional selective sharpening of the bird would help.
Fine shot!
Sandy.
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 7, 2012 at 9:13 AM
John, this is a pretty bird and your photo brings that out! Your choice of dof was a good one. Great pose too!
I'm with Sandy, I notice maybe a tiny bit of softness. In the larger version, the birds head seems less detailed than it's body. Also, the image seems a bit underexposed? Maybe bring up the light a bit would help?
My honest opinions, you have a nice image nonetheless!
Registered on October 5, 2012, 45 Posts, 168 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 7, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Hi John,
I think the lighting was your biggest challenge here. The bird looks like it was in the shade and the background in the sun. The best way to compensate for this is to use fill flash in the field to throw more light onto the bird and take down the brightness of the bg. The bird gave you a nice pose and headturn.
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 7, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Real nice pose and I like the creamy bg. I would like to see the bird a little brighter. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
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5 commentsSeems just a bit soft from here - maybe some additional selective sharpening of the bird would help.
Fine shot!
Sandy.
I'm with Sandy, I notice maybe a tiny bit of softness. In the larger version, the birds head seems less detailed than it's body. Also, the image seems a bit underexposed? Maybe bring up the light a bit would help?
My honest opinions, you have a nice image nonetheless!
I think the lighting was your biggest challenge here. The bird looks like it was in the shade and the background in the sun. The best way to compensate for this is to use fill flash in the field to throw more light onto the bird and take down the brightness of the bg. The bird gave you a nice pose and headturn.