Indigo

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 201555 views5 comments

I've seen these birds at a distance, but today was the first time I've even taken a picture of one. They are really beautiful little birds. This is a large crop, about 60% of original. The b/g may be a little too busy, but overall I like this image.

7D MKII, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1000 @ f8, ISO 400, no flash, off bean bag, selective sharpening and other pp in LR CC.

Thanks in advance for comments and critiques.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 19, 2015 at 7:01 PM

I like the comp with the bird looking back through the frame Greg.

Excellent color, light, DOF, and sharp details. The Indigo stands out nicely from your BG as well devil

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on July 19, 2015 at 9:20 PM

I like the image too, Greg.
It looks like the feathers are not 100% "ready" yet, but I don't know this species, so it might be as is.

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 19, 2015 at 11:57 PM

Nice job. Good pose and comp. BG is okay but I might tone down the brownish spot just to the right of the tail as it seems to draw my attention away from the blue of the bird.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 20, 2015 at 3:09 AM

Greg,

This looks great considering the crop, OK the BG is not the best, but the subject itself is nicely rendered.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 20, 2015 at 2:24 PM

Excellent detail, Greg, and a great pose. I do wish the green bg weren't quite so vibrant. If you wanted to try it, you could isolate the bird and that nice perch on a separate layer and try desaturating the bg a bit to see how it looks.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments