The General

Gallery: AvianPosted April 6, 2016133 views3 comments

The red feather patches on this blackbird's shoulder reminded me of the colorful epaulettes of military leaders. Normally I photograph landscapes, but a new Nikon 200-500 has me trying the birds at the local wetlands.
Nikon D810, Nikon 200-500mm, f/8, 1/1000sec, ISO 640

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 6, 2016 at 12:06 PM

Excellent choice for dof, Doug, with most of the cattail patch nicely blurred but some of the foreground ones very crisp to provide context for the bird. I also like the size and position of the bird in the frame. I also like the exposure on the blackbird with the darker areas really black, though I know others may differ with that assessment.

A beautiful image.

devil

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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on April 7, 2016 at 1:04 AM

Nice framing and DOF, large image is very crisp.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on April 7, 2016 at 11:57 AM

Well, Dennis already said everything I was thinking! To my taste, this is absolutely perfect.

Keep having fun with that new lens.

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