Pyrrhuloxia (m)

Gallery: AvianPosted August 7, 2015161 views12 comments

Digging back in the archives as things have slowed down here a bit at least in terms of postable images. This one was from my winter trip. Taken at the Gonzales family feeding station on the Foothills road just east of Portal, AZ. I liked the way the bg worked with the grays of the bird and the perch.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/6.3, 1/500,, aperture priority, center weighted average metering, no compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped from a horizontal original and added canvas on the top with content aware fill. Final size is 15.6MP. Taken March 8th at 7:49 am.

I appreciate your comments on the Warbler and look forward to your thoughts on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 7, 2015 at 7:25 PM

Simple and sweet comp, superb details & excellent techs Dennis.

I especially like the complimentary BG, just perfect devil devil

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 7, 2015 at 9:04 PM

Large version is a must see. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 7, 2015 at 9:54 PM

One of my favorite birds Dennis. I like the complimentary BG in this one. Nice techs as well.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 8, 2015 at 8:09 AM

Nicely done Dennis. It is a simple composition with a very sharp subject. I like the post processing that you did..................Jim

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 8, 2015 at 10:45 AM

Hi Dennis

Nice trip down memory lane. Vary nice detail and color.

Peter

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 8, 2015 at 1:01 PM

The reds and greys work so well together. Nice catchlight.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 8, 2015 at 3:55 PM

Lovely color palette and crisp focus on the difficult plumage. A lovely shot, especially the larger version.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 9, 2015 at 5:31 PM

Hey Dennis,
I have never seen this species before and I'm glad my first time is from such an excellent image. This is perfect in all respects from the vertical comp to the complimentary BG.
Well done . . . devil

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 10, 2015 at 6:35 PM

Sweet portrait of this handsome male Dennis! A simple and sweet composition, and I really like the light.

A Beauty laugh

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 11, 2015 at 8:06 PM

Just beautiful Dennis, love the colors. Excellent detail. Ray

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 15, 2015 at 9:31 PM

Well deserved Dennis, a fine image! devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 17, 2015 at 1:45 PM

Wonderful Dennis, missed it - but luckily I stumbled upon it now. Lovely bird, pose and colors. Congrats !Hans

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