Eastern kingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted December 13, 2012140 views11 comments

I shot this eastern kingbird last spring at White Rock Lake park in Dallas. I think the bird is handsome and I like the perch quite alot. also like the OOf yellow flower BG and I think the semi pano crop works pretty good. Comments and critiques welcome.

D300s 200-400/4 w/ TC 1.4 handheld
1/1250 @ 5.6 ISO 500
64% of full frame

Thanks,

Robert Bunch

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11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 13, 2012 at 9:29 AM

Nicely caught. Well balanced with good detail and an eye pleasing BG.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 13, 2012 at 2:01 PM

The crop looks fine to me also. Very nice bird in a great pose, interesting perch and very Complimentary BG.
Well-done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 13, 2012 at 4:57 PM

Very nice perch for this kingbird. BG color sets off the B&W tones of the subject nicely. A bit more noise for this camera at ISO 500 than I expect but not a serious issue.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 13, 2012 at 5:43 PM

Nicely done, Robert. Love the colors, that perch and your crop to get the most out of it.

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on December 13, 2012 at 9:06 PM

This is lovely, great composition and habitat

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on December 14, 2012 at 12:31 PM

Crop works for me, good detail, perch & BG, agree about the noise.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 14, 2012 at 2:49 PM

Really a great comp Robert. I would use a bit of Noise Reduction on the BG if there were mine.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 15, 2012 at 5:43 AM

This one's a beauty Robert

The pano composition works well. Great background too.

Sweet One!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 17, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Love the composition, colors are beautiful.

Ray

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 27, 2012 at 5:47 PM

Nicely done Robert, attractive image!
All the best & Happy Holidays to you as well

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 16, 2013 at 11:46 AM

Looks very nice Robert, the BG brings a lot to this one..
Great details, colors, & exposure - Well done!

PS - Gee wiz, I liked this one so much I commented twice

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