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Red Crossbill

by Patrick O'Healy

Gallery: AvianPosted June 29, 2013132 views9 comments
June 15, 2013 Wrightwood, California

Nikon D800 Nikkor 600mm 1.4TC 850mm 1/640 f/6.3 White Balance Auto Better Beamer Nikon 900 flash Tripod and Wimberley Gimbal
Processed in Lightroom, CS6 and NIK


Comments welcome

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on June 30, 2013 at 7:13 AM
Nice pose and BG, the tail is somewhat soft which attracts the eye but the head and breast look quite sharp. :toast:
Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on June 30, 2013 at 7:54 AM
Another exquisite image, exceptional pose. The tail is quite soft and looking at the large version on my cheap monitor the top half of the head appears a tad soft also. It could be just my monitor if Claude didn't notice it on his
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 30, 2013 at 9:05 AM
Attractive bird beautifully exposed Patrick.
The red breast positively glows.

The larger version does seem a bit lacking in sharpness. Tail is most noticable but head is not as sharp as your images usually are.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on June 30, 2013 at 11:09 AM

Very nicely done, Patrick.

Andy... :wavey:
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 30, 2013 at 11:54 AM
Great work with the flash Patrick - and great in all other aspects as well - besides the sharpness - that could have been better in my humble opinion.. I wonder where the focus point was ? Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 30, 2013 at 1:04 PM
I like the pose and the background. Very nice. As noted some sharpness issues. Based on the details overall in the plumage, I'm guessing this is a very large crop.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on June 30, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Excellent exposure and process. TFS.
Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 30, 2013 at 6:27 PM
Excellent flash work, Patrick and a nice clean image. The larger view looks rather soft for some reason. I'm also seeing some processing artifacts: the tail looks like it's been repaired where it crosses the branch, the hind claw is missing from the rear left toe, and the rear right clay is attached to the foot by bark instead of toe. You must have been dealing with some nasty intervening foliage or branches.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 30, 2013 at 10:34 PM
I like the dappled light on the bird. Tail tip looks as though it was added to the image. Perch and bg are real nice. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments