Van Tassel Road Runner

Gallery: AvianPosted March 9, 2013101 views6 comments

February 16, 2013 taken at Charlie Van Tassel's home in Poway, California. Charlie has a lovely home on several acres tucked into the foothills with a lovely view. His back yard is like an aviary. Depending upon the time of year, there is are a broad range of species that feed there. He has a pair of Road Runners he began to feed to keep them from eating his Hummingbirds. I was fortunate to get photos of both Road Runners. If you get a chance to photograph with Charlie, it is a treat.

D800 Nikkor 200-400mm 400mm f/8 1/1250 ISO 1250 white balance auto Hand held RAW Small crop & processed in CS6 and NIK

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6 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 9, 2013 at 6:32 PM

Large view is a must see -- I like the background behind the head in the larger view -- very hard to get this roadrunner right because they blend so well into the background -- good job getting him against the rocks

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 9, 2013 at 7:17 PM

Very nice capture. Perch is outstanding and feather detail and saturation too

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Comment posted by John Sherman on March 10, 2013 at 2:02 PM

I like the intent look on the bird's face. Was there a lot of saturation added to this? The color of the feathers pop nicely, but the rock in the foreground has a weird tint that looks unnatural to me. Maybe you can desaturate or burn in the rock and still retain the color in the plumage.

Registered on March 10, 2013, 31 Posts, 142 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 10, 2013 at 3:03 PM

Great species, well photographed. Very good detail and sharpness, POV would preferably have been a little lower, but that's just a small nit

. Great job ! Hans

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 10, 2013 at 4:54 PM

The foreground rock was reflecting very badly. When I burned it to dampen the reflection, this is the color that emerged. Granite is funny because of the reflective qualities in the rock.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 10, 2013 at 7:19 PM

Great details & I like the characteristic RR pose Patrick.
Interesting setting/environment with all those large granite boulders as well.
Only nit's the aforementioned color shift LRC

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