Bobolink

Gallery: AvianPosted May 20, 2013115 views7 comments

I took a trip into the 'Northeast Kingdom' to check out the warbler migration and came across a couple of Bobolinks. Apparently this bird is much less frequent than in the past and I was really pleased to see it, a life bird for me.

Nulhegan Basin-Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge, VT

D3s
500mm f/4.0
TC-14E II
1/800s @ f/5.6
ISO 250
-1/3 EC
Matrix
HH

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 20, 2013 at 10:37 AM

Super cool Chuck.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 20, 2013 at 11:03 AM

Very nice Chuck, these are hard to approach and much less frequent in my area, probably because they nest in hayfields and get cut down by farmers. Techs kook great.

Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 20, 2013 at 12:05 PM

Hi Charles, looking at the larger version I would add a bit more sharpening to the head, but think as you had the ISO & SS increasing the DOF to around f/9 would have taken it up another level. Whites nicely handled, but the blacks in the tail feathers look a little thin, did you apply any Shadow/Highlight, if so I would be tempted to ease off, just an observation.

Like the 'dreamy' foliage.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 20, 2013 at 5:33 PM

Nice bird, pose, setting, and exposure. I think you needed a higher SS for this, or a solid tripod.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 20, 2013 at 6:50 PM

Yes Rich you're right. I left the jeep to explore the field I found these in and I was just thinking I'll go light. And of course a life bird pops up. Lesson learned.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 21, 2013 at 3:39 PM

Great bird, nicely captured Chuck

This one is high on my want list too. Great pose and detail. I like the angle of the light too.

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 23, 2013 at 10:47 AM

Great bird to get and congrats on that! I might consider a horizontal crop on this for comp. I like the "fluffed" out look you got. Sharon

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