Audubon's Reflecting

Gallery: AvianPosted March 30, 2015218 views13 comments

Here's another shot of one of the pair of Audubon's Orioles that was coming in to one of the blinds regularly during our recent trip to Santa Clara Ranch in Texas. It was my favorite image of our time there.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/2500 F7.1, iso 800, Av mode, EV -0.3, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head

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13 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 30, 2015 at 7:49 PM

Nice wet bird and reflection, Nate. Excellent job exposing the yellow and black combination.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 30, 2015 at 8:23 PM

Great-looking bird, even when wet, and your exposure and processing makes that evident.
I think this comp is perfect for the Web, but for a larger presentation, I think a tiny bit more space on the bottom would make it even better.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 30, 2015 at 9:07 PM

Stunning. Only wish there was a TOUCH more room on the bottom

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 30, 2015 at 9:49 PM

That perfect reflection really works well with this colorful bird. I like the subtle detail in the blacks and the nearly pure white in the beak, that's a fine use of dynamic range.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on March 30, 2015 at 10:57 PM

what an excellent reflection shot, pretty bird too.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 31, 2015 at 7:11 AM

Beautiful bird and beautiful capture. The reflection put sthis over the top.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 31, 2015 at 10:41 AM

One of the sharpest small bird reflections I've seen Nate..
Could flip this 180 and one would be hard pressed to say which side was up

Well done!!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 31, 2015 at 11:29 AM

Thanks for your comments everyone. Wayne and Luke I do agree a little bit more on bottom (and a little bit less on top) would be ideal but I don't have anymore space in the original down there.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 31, 2015 at 2:11 PM

If someone ever needs an image of perfect reflection, this may be the one

. Nice and colorful (and for me exotic) species, surrounded by pleasant colors. Can image you must be happy.
Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 31, 2015 at 4:22 PM

Awesome image. Love the pose, exposure and reflection.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 31, 2015 at 4:25 PM

Excellent shot Nate, tough to beat that reflection. A little extra room on bottom would be nice as has been mentioned. It looks like it would be fairly easy to add some canvas to the bottom if you're into that... it was your favorite.

Nice work!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 4, 2015 at 8:19 PM

Love this Nate. The reflection is perfect, the light is awesome and the subject is great. What else do you need?

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on April 5, 2015 at 10:14 AM

What a beautiful bird.
Very nice image

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