Say's Phoebe

Gallery: AvianPosted November 11, 2014135 views15 comments

November 8, 2014. Tjie Poo and I went to Canyon Park, Huntington Beach, California to photograph Northern Flickers. He had seen dozens there the Saturday before. The entire morning we saw two and they were not close enough or positioned to get even one decent shot. But, this Say's Phoebe took pity on us and posed repeatedly with the sun on his face and a background that required no attention.

Nikon D800 Nikkor 600mm 1.4 TC 850mm ISO500 1/1250 f/10 White Balance Auto RAW Processed in Lightroom, NIK, PhotoshopCC14, and TK.

Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 11, 2014 at 12:43 PM

Well taken and expertly processed. No nits!

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on November 11, 2014 at 1:25 PM

Nicely done Patrick, Simple, clean in wonderful light and lovely perch. Wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 11, 2014 at 3:34 PM

Beautiful shot Patrick, I'm not usually a fan of squarish crops but this works well with the perch curving down like that.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on November 11, 2014 at 7:20 PM

Nice bird on a nice perch. Great bg.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on November 11, 2014 at 10:22 PM

Hi Patrick,

I like the comp and the subtle colors of the background. The phoe3be is nice and sharp...........................Jim

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on November 12, 2014 at 12:23 AM

I'm glad you got at least 1 great capture ! I, too like the simplicity and the composition. The background turns out wonderful and the catch light of the eye looks good !

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 12, 2014 at 12:58 AM

A lovely consolation prize, Patrick.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on November 12, 2014 at 8:19 PM

well done, nice detail, and I like the curved branch as a perch

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 12, 2014 at 8:27 PM

Nice clean image Patrick. Good techs

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 12, 2014 at 8:55 PM

This one's a beauty Patrick. I think the background compliments the bird and it's perch perfectly.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 13, 2014 at 4:04 PM

Tjie reminded me that Canyon Park is in Costa Mesa, not Huntington Beach, which is nearby.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 13, 2014 at 5:42 PM

Like the downward bend on the perch -- techs look good on the bird with a great BG

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Comment posted by John Robinson on November 13, 2014 at 8:34 PM

All been said really.
Good one. Nice and "gutsy"
My kind of shot.
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by David Bogener on November 14, 2014 at 11:27 AM

Great light, pose, and background. Not a fan of square crops, but it works well here.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 19, 2014 at 2:18 AM

Nice muted tones Patrick. I like the way the perch arcs downwards

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