Cactus Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted September 6, 2014282 views11 comments

Cactus Wren searching for ants to feed the young. Shot through Cottonwood leaves in Green Valley, Arizona.

D800, 300mm f/2.8 + TC-20 III, 1/800 f/7.1 ISO 1250. SB-900 Flash w/better beamer (-1.7 EV )

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Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Sharron Sims on September 6, 2014 at 3:45 PM

I love the determined look on this bird's face and the precarious pose. Very nice. Tack sharp and great BG.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on September 6, 2014 at 8:53 PM

Very nice image!
I liked the pose and BG

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 7, 2014 at 8:07 AM

Tjie,
Beautiful lighting, sweet detail, very nice action and the FG leaves add to the mood of this image.
Well done . . .

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 7, 2014 at 1:43 PM

Very nice pose and background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 7, 2014 at 2:23 PM

Nice bird and composition, but over flashed IMO. The lack of real shadows makes this look unnatural to my eye.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 7, 2014 at 3:09 PM

Great pose and determined look about this bird, lovely sharp feather detail,nice bg to finish it off.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 7, 2014 at 7:06 PM

Excellent catch, Tjie. I love the pose and the bird is tack sharp. The oof cottonwood leaves make a nice frame.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on September 8, 2014 at 12:14 AM

A very nice capture. But I agree with Richard that it is either over-flashed or over-sharpened. You also have two highlights in they eye. Good work getting the flash through all those leaves.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 9, 2014 at 5:52 AM

Nice one Tjie - I like the way the oof leaves frame the bird

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 9, 2014 at 7:36 AM

Wonderful pose of this little bird ! Nice work ! Hans

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Comment posted by Jason Jablonski on September 11, 2014 at 12:19 AM

Great photo! Great sharpness!

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