Back yard Bluebird

by Peter J. Morrissey

Gallery: AvianPosted April 30, 201562 views4 comments

This Bluebird was one of group of 6 that landed on my deck in March. Thank you for stopping by.

Peter

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Firmware Firmware Version 2.0.3

Shooting Date/Time 03/18/15 13:35:43 Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE

Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/640 Av(Aperture Value) 8.0 Metering Mode Evaluative Metering

ISO Speed 1000 Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Focal Length 428.0mm AF Mode AI Servo AF

Tracking sensitivity -1 AF area select mode Spot AF

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on April 30, 2015 at 6:21 PM

Very nice Peter. The techs on the bird are quite good. To bad there wasn't a little catch light in the eye and the rusty screw and metal bracket are somewhat distracting. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 30, 2015 at 8:07 PM

Nice detail in the plumage, Peter, and I like the unusual head turn. Though a catchlight is always nice, the pensive look here works well without it. Sweet bg. I think you could boost the asturatoin on the bird a bit without making it look unnatural.

devil

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Comment posted by John Launstein on May 2, 2015 at 12:35 AM

Awwww! cool Love the species, and you captured a wonderful pose and expression here. If I had to find an area for possible improvement I think the eye could use just a LITTLE brightening/dodging. However, I'm viewing this on my laptop while camping in the mountains, and the display on this screen is not ideal to say the least, so take that with a grain of salt!

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Comment posted by David Bogener on May 5, 2015 at 4:10 PM

Nice detail and color in your subject. Wish for a more natural perch. A little fill flash might have worked well here.

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