Dark-eyed Junco

Gallery: AvianPosted April 20, 2014125 views13 comments

Junco hyemalis

Taken this morning. One of our last wintering Juncos for the season.

1D MkIV, 500mm f4L IS + 1.4 tc
1/500, f8
ISO 400
46% of full frame

Please view larger image for detail.

All comments and critique very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 20, 2014 at 8:13 AM

Sweet! Very nice light and I like the demure pose. GORGEOUS bg. A wonderful image! Sharon

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 20, 2014 at 8:32 AM

Almost perfection. The background is killer. That little bugger has long nails. Wow!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 20, 2014 at 8:59 AM

Excellent details & color, nice complimentary BG.
Great light & pose - Well done!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 20, 2014 at 9:37 AM

Pretty much perfect, Matt.

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 20, 2014 at 9:57 AM

Lovely capture Matt.
May

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 20, 2014 at 12:21 PM

Nice pose and the background works great.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 20, 2014 at 6:01 PM

Very nice. A clean, simple, composition. Excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 20, 2014 at 6:58 PM

Great background -- helps show off the nice colors in the bird

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 20, 2014 at 8:43 PM

Great sharpness and detail. I really like the way the background compliments the bird.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 20, 2014 at 9:57 PM

Very nice image Matt...love the detail,techs,tones and nice head turn. Great image, but I think you can give this even more punch if you boosted the contrast just a touch.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 21, 2014 at 8:01 AM

I like the soft tones in this image - very delicate bird and perch.

, Hans

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 21, 2014 at 2:43 PM

Nice pose and excellent detail. If you have Viveza, I would put a control on the face and brighten that just a bit more to even the lighting out.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 21, 2014 at 7:17 PM

Beautiful detail, Matt and I love the bg on this one. The bird and the bg have a wonderfully simple palette.

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