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Blue Grosbeak Female
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Blue Grosbeak Female

by Sharon Hallowell

Gallery: AvianPosted May 23, 2014788 views7 comments
Another from the Hook. I'm happy to have caught her in this position where she's showing all those wonderful colors that are normally hidden. Hope you all have a Happy Memorial Day!

50D, 700mm, ISO 200, F8 1/640 LARGER version also posted for your review. Thank you for any comment or critique...I learn from them all! Sharon

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 23, 2014 at 10:18 PM
Beautiful, Sharon. I love the subdued palette and the detail in the bird is outstanding. The twining vine tops it off for me.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 23, 2014 at 11:35 PM
Sweet shot. Lovely soft colors. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 24, 2014 at 10:53 AM
Cool Capture Sharon,
What I first noticed was the feel of a very windy environment from the beautifully blurred BG to the 'Hanging on for dear life' pose of the subject and yet unlike the usual results from a windy environment you have fine detail in the subject and the perch and that's a 2 thumbs up from me. I too appreciate the POV and the feather details and colors.
Well done . . . :cool:
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 24, 2014 at 11:43 AM
Excellent, as usual.
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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 24, 2014 at 11:47 PM
Really nice, Sharon. I like the subtle colors and the natural setting. Well done. :toast:
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 25, 2014 at 2:32 AM
Lovely as posted. Sharon. Wonderful color palette.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 25, 2014 at 8:06 AM
Nice one Sharon - love the setting once again; that's a nice little creeper twining up the stem
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