More Roadrunner

Gallery: AvianPosted January 31, 201593 views11 comments

Hope all of you don't mind another Roadrunner image. I like this one for the good look at the head and eye and the fact that I managed to get most of the tail in focus. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014. Cropped and minor adjustments only. I did not manipulate the background in any way. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-500 f4 L IS
f8
1/800s
ISO 250
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter engaged)

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 31, 2015 at 11:37 AM

I don't mind at all. Excellent pose and great BG. Handsome fellow!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 31, 2015 at 12:08 PM

nice light, and great comp. I think that I like this one better due to the raised tail--such a classic roadrunner pose.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 31, 2015 at 12:24 PM

Another nice "neep neep"
Prefer this to the first due to th tail up.
Good stuff
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Morris on January 31, 2015 at 1:46 PM

Jerry, I really like both pictures of the Roadrunner. Since I am new to photography, and even newer to the aspects of criticism, I put both of your Roadrunner pictures side-by-side to see if I can tell any differences. Also, I want to establish my own preferences about what I enjoy about each one and why. I hope this is acceptable.

Post 1 - has a more natural looking b/g. The brown grass surrounding the subject is exactly what I see when I look outside.
Post 2 - has more of a green tint to the overall picture. The b/g seems OK with this, but it looks to me that the green tint discolors the lighter colored feathers of the bird as well.

Post 1 - the bird is a bit smaller in the picture, but the detail of the feathers is great. I like the standing head feathers. It looks as if he is alert and is checking out what is happening. The lowered tail feathers don't bother me at all and seems very natural.
Post 2 - the bird is larger in the picture with just the opposite; lowered head feathers and raised tail feathers. The sharpness of the bird is outstanding.

As I said above, I like both pictures, but if I had to pick one of the two, I would choose your first one because of the more natural color and the stance of the subject.

My two cents.

Registered on January 23, 2015, 38 Posts, 104 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 31, 2015 at 2:10 PM

Nice detail in the bird and a great background to show him off. Cool pose too!

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 31, 2015 at 2:34 PM

Hi Jerry, I think both posting have to be viewed separately and are therefore standalone images because of their different merits, but both are very 'cool' images and the overall colour palette very pleasing.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 31, 2015 at 5:01 PM

Don't mind a bit - another gorgeous image of a "paisano". I don't know if they call them that in your part of Texas - that's what they call them in Big Bend country. Thanks for sharing!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 31, 2015 at 8:51 PM

Jerry Looked at this again and it has to be No 2 in my book. Just my personal opinion.
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 1, 2015 at 1:21 AM

Very nice, Jerry. There might be just a slight greenish color cast to the image, but I haven't calibrated in a while so I'm not sure. Otherwise, it's a very strong image, and, unlike a lot of Roadrunner photos, shows the relation to the Thrasher family nicely.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 1, 2015 at 2:22 AM

Love the raised tail

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 1, 2015 at 8:32 AM

Nice catch, I like the alert pose. Detail in the larger image is very nice.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments