Hermit Thrush

Gallery: AvianPosted May 4, 2014514 views12 comments

I photographed this thrush in a local park today while out for a walk. Conditions were overcast, snowing lightly.
D4, 600VR, f4, 1/1000, 500 iso, tripod and Wimberley, full frame. Slight bump in vibrancy then sharpened the bird selectively, that's it. Is the background too busy for you or is this a "bird in habitat"?

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 4, 2014 at 9:06 AM

Lovely shot Gary - really like the setting. Great feel about it

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on May 4, 2014 at 11:56 AM

A beautiful capture on a splendid perch. Some may think that the BG is a bit distracting but I really like it, 100% natural habitat.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 4, 2014 at 12:24 PM

Nice one, Gary.
I liked the bg, which is not distracting in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 4, 2014 at 12:48 PM

Very nice. The background really adds to the image in my opinion. Well done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 4, 2014 at 12:53 PM

Great head turn and sharp detail, nice complimentary color palette Gary.
"Is the background too busy for you or is this a "bird in habitat"?"
Not too busy, your "bird in habitat" works well with the BG softness & subject sharpness here

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on May 4, 2014 at 1:21 PM

Gary - Nice details. The colors of the bird, in general, but especially the tail, came out well. The natural habitat looks good.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 4, 2014 at 5:47 PM

I love the bg in this one, Gary. You tamed it just enough tolet the bird stand out while providing plenty of habitat and some nice patterns.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on May 5, 2014 at 9:10 AM

Gary ..I like this for the color palette ..and that painting effect what I can see it as ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on May 5, 2014 at 1:05 PM

For me the BG is a little busy, but that is primarily because of the dark twigs coming up in back of the head and to the left of the chin. if those weren't there I would have no problem with any of the rest. Great work on the Thrush.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 5, 2014 at 1:06 PM

Really nice job of isolating this guy with a BG like this one Gary. It really doesn't bother me in the slightest.

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Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on May 5, 2014 at 8:08 PM

The bird is so sharp that your eye goes right to it . I like the BG and yes it is a bird in habitat. Very nice.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 8, 2014 at 1:45 AM

Love the setting and the composition. Beautiful capture Gary.
May

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