Redstart

Gallery: AvianPosted May 21, 2017107 views9 comments

Redstart(Female)
Not as gaudy as her mate but although rather drab, is still one of my favourite birds.
D7100
Nikor 70-300
Hide/Tripod
800 ISO 180th @f8
Curves Paint Sho Pro.
Crop from landscape.
Thanks for looking and comments on last pic.
JohnR
Have a look at the biggie.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on May 21, 2017 at 5:23 PM

Good pose and sharp detail. Stands out well against the background.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 21, 2017 at 6:07 PM

Excellent, John. Beautiful detail and a sweet pose with a nice perch. Just an excellent all around image of this bird.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 21, 2017 at 6:43 PM

Pretty nice image John. I like the pose. I think the image could stand to go brighter. A look at levels shows the white point could be brought into 200 and still have room.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 21, 2017 at 6:57 PM

Thanks all
Kieth-brightened a tad
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on May 21, 2017 at 9:59 PM

A beautiful look at this restart, John. Very nice detail, a great pose and a nice background. I like the soft light.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 22, 2017 at 10:23 AM

Great background and great perch.Well done.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 22, 2017 at 12:29 PM

Superb detail, color, pose and head turn. I think I'm a little partial to the second image.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 22, 2017 at 5:07 PM

Another simple but well done composition. From the way the bird is poised it reminds me of a flycatcher - I'll have to look that up in my European field guide.

I prefer the brightness/tones/contrast of the original post.

The large image seems a bit over sharpened.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 24, 2017 at 3:04 PM

Great pose and headturn John. The light and background are quite complimentary. I like the brightened repost!

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