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Eye of the Dove - WC 647
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Eye of the Dove - WC 647

by Sharron Sims

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted August 10, 201438 views4 comments
Nikon D7100, 80-400 @ 400mm, 1/200, f/5.6, ISO 100

This white-winged Dove lives in the pine tree in my front yard. I think their orange-brown eyes are beautiful.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 10, 2014 at 3:51 PM
Very painterly, Sharon. I had White-winged Doves when I lived in Texas. They have incredible eyes. Nice focus on the head.

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 10, 2014 at 4:48 PM
Oh, no, It's not a pelican... :wink: The dove is beautiful and so is the background with it's matching colors. This is a fine head shot. It's quite tolerant to let you get this close. The eye looks just a touch soft but I think the neck feathers are sharp, so I'm guessing that the focus wasn't on it's head. Did you use auto focus and if so, have you checked its calibration?
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 10, 2014 at 9:16 PM
I like the textured, oof bg, Sharon. Great view of the eye. I agree with Mark about the head/eye not being perfectly sharp. You might want to boost the iso and then shoot at a higher ss (especially if this was hh). :wavey:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 11, 2014 at 1:17 PM
Hey Sharon, I agree with you that their eyes are beautiful. I really like the color palette you have here and the texture in the background. As others have already pointed out, the eye is a touch soft, but still works. I would echo Scott's suggestion of trying for a better SS next time :toast:
Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments