Northern Mockingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted December 6, 201581 views4 comments

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Place: Phoenix, AZ
Date: November 25, 2015
Equipment: Nikon D7200, Nikkor AF-S 300/4 hand held
ISO 800, aperture priority spot meter, 1/500^th second @ f/8
Raw, DNG & PS CS3 on Mac, 78% of frame

Another yard bird, this Northern Mockingbird likes to hang out in the shrub beside our drive. I decided to see if it would sit there while I hauled out the camera with the 300/4 for a quick shot from the car window.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 7, 2015 at 2:57 AM

Richard,

you managed to get a very well exposure on the bird and also the details are amazing. A pitty that the light conditions have not been at your favour, which for me causes the bright background branches to be too dominat. My honest critique enlightened

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 7, 2015 at 1:33 PM

Excellent detail and pose, Richard and it stands out surprisingly well from the busy/bright bg.

devil

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on December 7, 2015 at 8:28 PM

nice detail, and you managed separate the bird from the overly bright background.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 9, 2015 at 12:14 PM

Good work in tough light. A good capture f the species' feisty, belligerent character.

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