Overcast in the hide 1

Gallery: AvianPosted January 7, 2013114 views9 comments

Tried out the hide again in overcast conditions, but the light while muted wasn't too bad. I think this is my favorite female eastern bluebird of the season.
7D
Tokina 300mm 2.8 ATX II
2x Kenko MC4
1/640
F7.1
-1/3EV
ISO640
No crop

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 7, 2013 at 7:41 PM

Beautiful detail and head turn, James. Overcast or filtered light can really work well for bright birds.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM

The light is an asset in this image.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 7, 2013 at 9:11 PM

soft or muted light is underrated, and I think it works well here. I'd prefer moving the bird a bit further left in the frame, it's rather centered as is.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on January 8, 2013 at 12:19 AM

Lovely light and good detail. I like it !

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 8, 2013 at 5:38 PM

I like the detail in the larger version. The low light conditions did not hurt the color scheme at all. A nice full frame shot that could be cropped vertical as well but fine this way also, way to go.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 8, 2013 at 11:33 PM

Lightly overcast days are my favorite - I mess up fewer expsosure!
Nice light here, and a nice pose and colours. Agree to move bird to left so it is not centered -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 9, 2013 at 12:56 AM

Very nice as is, I really like the head turn, eye contact and the colors. I kind of think this one might work even better as a vertical.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 17, 2013 at 10:40 AM

Nice details and natural color James, great pose.

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Comment posted by Tim Butler on January 28, 2013 at 8:50 AM

Great light and I love the eye contact with the bird!

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