Texas White-Winged Dove

Gallery: AvianPosted April 15, 201478 views4 comments

I found this guy in my back yard. I like the good look at the red eye surrounded by the blue. Processed using Photoshop CS3, NeatImage and LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/400s
ISO 320
Focal Length 480mm (Teleconverter engaged)

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on April 16, 2014 at 12:18 AM

Jerry,
Nice look at that beautiful red eye and the blue rim. The head is in very good light and you have a nice head turn. I like the crop you've chosen. Background is a little busy but a very nice shot nonetheless.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 16, 2014 at 10:23 AM

Ditto what David said. Having the head out in the nice light makes it work well. I might look at a crop on the right that would take out the branch stub.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 16, 2014 at 9:31 PM

Great look at that beautiful eye Jerry. Nice pose and nice light on the head. The head looks maybe a tad soft on the larger post. You may be able to do a slight bit of selective sharpening to that area.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 16, 2014 at 10:25 PM

Nice, Jerry. I like the way you tamed the busy bg and the eye really pops. To my eye the facial feathers seem the least bit soft in the larger image.

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