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Black Phoebe
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Black Phoebe

by Scott Frye

Gallery: AvianPosted January 16, 201470 views7 comments
Black Phoebe taken at Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert AZ

1/640 at f8 and ISO800
Canon 7D
Canon 500mm with 1.4 TC

One of my favorite bird names

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 16, 2014 at 6:58 PM
This little guy looks just like the Eastern I see here quite often, a cool variation.
Nice job exposing the dark & white plumage, no easy task..
I might consider brushing/blending the few artifacts I see in the large view Scott.
Great details, well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Randy Bacon on January 16, 2014 at 8:17 PM
Very nice look at this handsome Phoebe, very well exposed and a nice setting. I do see the artifacts Howard mentioned, other than that, very nice.
Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 16, 2014 at 8:28 PM
Beautiful detail and eye contact, Scott. I'm seeing some cloning artifacts along the top (a smudge jut over the top of the head and some straight lines here and there along the top-typical off-the-edge cloning brush stuff). Superb dof.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 16, 2014 at 9:10 PM
Excellent lighting shining in the eye of this bird and showing off the detail in the rich black feathers
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 17, 2014 at 7:54 AM
Very nice pose, details and exposure. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 17, 2014 at 1:59 PM
Excellent detail and exposure. I like the pose. Nicely done!
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by David Bogener on January 19, 2014 at 12:23 PM
Another nice image Scott. Whites on the perch and breast look a little hot on my monitor, but that may just be my monitor. I see a minor background imperfection over his head? Dave
Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments