Cactus Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted March 3, 2013111 views11 comments

Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)

Place: Anthem, AZ
Date: December 15, 2011, 9:17 am
Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8, TC20E (2x), G1325, RRS BH-55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 400, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/1000th @ f/5.6
Raw, PS CS3 on Mac G4, modest crop
No set up, no bait, no blind, no cloning

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger version provided for critical viewing.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Edward Scott on March 3, 2013 at 4:58 PM

This is outstanding Richard! Wow!

Registered on February 8, 2012, 22 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on March 3, 2013 at 5:02 PM

A really pleasing image in some absolutely lovely warm light. Well done.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 3, 2013 at 5:32 PM

Really nice! I like the grad. bg, pose, light, and perch. Excellent detail. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 3, 2013 at 5:37 PM

sweet light and comp, and a beautiful bg, Rich. having the head and bill against the lighter green rather than the darker blue below makes a huge difference in helping it stand out, I think.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on March 3, 2013 at 6:23 PM

Wonderful light and sharpness and BG. Really nice photo.

Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 3, 2013 at 7:27 PM

Great comp & light from the side, sharp details.
Excellent color management, very nice Rich.

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 3, 2013 at 10:22 PM

Sweet pose and perch, Rich and I like the mood given by the light.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 3, 2013 at 11:36 PM

Super perch, bird and background

Well seen and captured....

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 4, 2013 at 12:16 PM

One of my favorite desert birds, they can be really fun to watch as they bounce around all over cactus but the needles never seem to bother them. I like the shadow/light contrast and good detail in the larger image.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 4, 2013 at 5:34 PM

I like the detail. A nice, clean image. The sidelighting works well too.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Dave Walz on March 5, 2013 at 6:13 PM

What gret image! I love the coloring and the pose. I know that these little wrens are hard to capture.

Registered on September 26, 2011, 22 Posts, 67 Comments