Bullock's Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted May 28, 20161,006 views4 comments

Shot this in a nice riparian area north of Mount Lassen. Caught this guy as he hopped around near the top of this willow tree. Cloned out a branch to the left of the bird that was not complimentary.
D800e, Sigma 150-600 S at 600, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 1250. Comments and criticism are much appreciated.

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4 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 29, 2016 at 8:41 AM

Striking bird. Techs look good. Well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 29, 2016 at 11:49 AM

Wow, vibrant color in this bird Jim. The only suggestion I have would be to lower the Oriole down in the frame just a bit. That's minor input on a fine image.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 29, 2016 at 8:32 PM

Real nice warm morning colors on this one. I like the comp. I like the contrast between the sky and the bird. Does look like a slightly large enlargement because I can see some noise in the sky. So a nice image though.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 30, 2016 at 2:46 PM

Nice job on the exposure and a good pose and bg, Jim. There's a bit of a bright line around the bird-might be a lens issue or sharpening, I'm not sure which, but it's pretty easily fixed. A good image.

devil

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