Balancing Act

Gallery: AvianPosted March 7, 20161,142 views10 comments

Another image of the YHBB I had posted last week. This was taken a few second later when he's trying to keep his balance during a breeze.

840mm, 1/160s@F7.1, Shot from car window. Cropped slightly from top for composition.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 8, 2016 at 7:41 AM

Great pose that this guy is giving you. The colors are wonderful. I am seeing a little noise in the green foliage. You didn't post what your ISO setting was. Also, I would experiment with de-saturating the green background just a little as it competes a bit in my opinion. Well done.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 8, 2016 at 3:21 PM

Jerry: Thanks for your feedback. The image was shot at ISO500.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 8, 2016 at 11:48 PM

Wow! Excellent shot of this display Govind. Sharp where it needs to be, nice colors in the BG. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 9, 2016 at 1:00 PM

A really great pose, Govind, and an excellent job. I have to disagree a bit with Jerry. While the bright green does compete a bit, it helps convey the spring feel in this image, and I like that.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 9, 2016 at 2:04 PM

You caught that just right. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 9, 2016 at 9:22 PM

Govind: fine capture with the bird forming a diagonal on its perch. My only minor nit would be to tone down the upper most portion of the bright background. Excellent otherwise. Richard

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 10, 2016 at 7:42 AM

Hi,

The greens are on the edge of being too saturated, but reasonable for the seasonal atmosphere portrayed in the image. The pose is ideal and you managed to fit him in the frame. Run a little noise suppression for the surrounding area and it should make a fine print.........................JIm

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 10, 2016 at 11:07 AM

Very nice. You had some soft light and definitely sharp where it needs to be. These guys can be difficult to expose well in bright light. I like the diagonal presentation

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on March 12, 2016 at 5:24 AM

Very good image.
The pose is very nice, and a like the composition.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on June 9, 2016 at 10:35 PM

Fine capture. The dynamic orientation of the bird gives the image a lot of energy.

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