Oregon Junco

Gallery: AvianPosted February 12, 2014119 views8 comments

We had our first real snow in two winters this past Saturday night, so I got out to the blind Sunday morning to try to get some snowbird images. This was one I liked.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC., Black Widow head mounted to blind window, f7.1, 1/400, iso 800, Av mode with +1/3 compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6, cropped to 11.8MP and did some cloning in the UR and LL corners to minimize some distracting branches in the UR and a bright clump of snow in the LL. Taken February 9th at 9:07 am.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on February 12, 2014 at 12:53 PM

Great detail, nice pose. Nice perch and snowy background.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 12, 2014 at 1:18 PM

Lovely pose and wintry setting. Techs are spot-on.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 12, 2014 at 2:37 PM

Nice pose in a wintery scene. Exposure looks great to hold detail in the snow and white breast. I do wish for a bit more light in the eye.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 12, 2014 at 5:45 PM

Excellent exposure and detail, Dennis! I like the evergreen perch.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 12, 2014 at 6:06 PM

Excellent color, details, and exposure Dennis.
Sweet pose and setting, like the faint patterns that come through in your snow BG too.
Top notch

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on February 12, 2014 at 11:26 PM

I like the texture in the snow -- it makes that head really pop from the GB -- nicely done

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 13, 2014 at 9:44 PM

I like the coy pose and especially like the hint of foliage in the white bg. Sharon

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 16, 2014 at 5:54 AM

Great setting Dennis and nice detail in the larger image

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