Cactus Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 201565 views6 comments

Another from the Gonzales family feeder setup near Portal Arizona.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/8, 1/2500, iso 800, aperture priority, center weighted average metering, -2/3 stop compensation. Processed in LR5 and CS6. Cropped to 9.6 MP from the horizontal 20MP original. Taken at 8:47 am (I think) on March 8th.

Your comments are very much appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on May 1, 2015 at 10:54 PM

Ahh - the Arizona State bird -- eye stands out nicely agains the beiges and browns -- like the head turn and very nice background

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 2, 2015 at 9:04 AM

Very nice detail showing in the bird. The pose really worked for you on this one. Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 2, 2015 at 9:09 AM

Tack sharp details, great pose, love that eye! devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 2, 2015 at 11:20 AM

Great eye contact and really nice lighting on the face here Dennis devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 3, 2015 at 8:17 AM

Lovely species, nice matching colors. Perch works well as well ! Congrats, hans

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on May 10, 2015 at 1:15 PM

Lovely picture, I love the eye and the pose.

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