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Hooded Oriole
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Hooded Oriole

by Charlie VanTassel

Gallery: AvianPosted April 1, 20141,218 views18 comments
A pretty common bird here this time of year.

D800
600mm
1/2000
f8
iso 640

Comments

18 comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on April 2, 2014 at 12:12 AM
WOW......Backyard Charlie???? This si over the top good. Perfect colors, exposure details are amazing and the perch ain't bad either. The details in the blacks are really nice and you didn't blow out the yellows. SAAWEEEEET!! :toast: :toast:
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on April 2, 2014 at 1:30 AM
Great pose, wonderful shot. :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 2, 2014 at 8:05 AM
Very nice. My only nit, and it is a bit unusual, is the "perfect" background. It's a bit too perect for me. It may be natural, but it looks a bit onteh unnatural side. Regardless, the bird is killer. Great job.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 2, 2014 at 11:14 AM
Geez, tough crowd... :smile: Yes, David... back yard. These birds are nesting here in my palm trees as they do every year about this time. The background is a dirt hill.
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 2, 2014 at 12:15 PM
Hi Charlie--an interesting shot and the composition works well with the subject matter..................................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on April 2, 2014 at 12:16 PM
Beautiful bird, nice perch, great image!

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Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 2, 2014 at 12:20 PM
Very nice overall composition with the pose, perch and background. You must be part of the hood oriole gang to get the bird to pose like this. Wonderful clean shot as I seldom have such nice backgrounds to work with.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 2, 2014 at 1:31 PM
Subject, perch, background - all first rate.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by David Bogener on April 2, 2014 at 5:16 PM
Nicely composed and exposed with good sharpness. The solid colored OOF background makes this all about the oriole and his perch. Dave
Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 2, 2014 at 6:19 PM
A simply sweet portrait of this handsome fellow Charlie :eek:
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 2, 2014 at 7:13 PM
Sweet one Charlie. No nits here. :toast:
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 2, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Very nice detail and terrific exposure on this difficult color combo.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 2, 2014 at 10:59 PM
Gorgeous - exceptional detail, nice pose, bright eye, interesting lines in the perch, and sweet BG!
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Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 3, 2014 at 5:45 AM
Lucky with this species as common ! Wonderful bird, pose, BG and perch. Great job ! Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 3, 2014 at 7:25 AM
Awesome detail in this Oriole Charlie. You did a superb job with the exposure. The whites are dead on. That curved branch is a nice perch. Great image!!!
Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 3, 2014 at 9:50 PM
Gorgeous, Charlie. Superb detail and I like the curve of the perch. Perfect dof.

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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 5, 2014 at 10:17 PM
This is stunning Charlie, bird, perch and background reduced to their fundamental best. I have never seen one of these birds.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 15, 2014 at 5:49 PM
Top shelf image Charlie.
Like the curve of the perch through the fame, great comp & BG :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments