Morning Call

Gallery: AvianPosted May 29, 2017158 views6 comments

I saw this male pheasant fluff up and begin to give his call as an invitation for the local ladies and warning for the competition.
I like the stance on the stump because he seems to be an authority figure on stage. I also like all of the vivid colors. I am not sure if I should have taken a little off the left side of the photo but I left the right side alone due to the pheasant tail being so long.
As always I appreciate everyone's comments. I have a lot to learn.

Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600 C Resting on a piece of pipe insulation while using my car window for support. Thanks for the tip Dennis.
ISO 800
F 6.3
Shutter 1/400.

It seems the only bird at the prairie that is willing to sit still long enough for a photo is this guy. Thank you for taking a look.
Brian

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 29, 2017 at 7:20 PM

That's a fun shot Brian, I agree he looks like he is on stage maybe conducting the orchestra. I like the sharp head and blurred wings. I would run a bit of noise reduction on the background. Neat shot. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 29, 2017 at 8:01 PM

Very cool, Brian. Your larger image doesn't show any larger on my computer, so you might have an issue with how you're posting it. I love the pose and the stump and I think your crop is just about right. My only real nit is that the one diagonal bg log that crossed just above the legs seems really distracting. I think you could remove it with a little careful cloning.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on May 29, 2017 at 8:34 PM

I've seen a lot of pheasants but not one crowing from the top of a stump. Nice action shot. I agree about the noise and the diagonal background fallen tree. Looks like this rooster is missing some of his top-of-the-head feathers.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 30, 2017 at 12:21 AM

Very cool capture, Brian. I've watched them call but I've never seen this behavior. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on May 30, 2017 at 2:42 AM

I like this shot, Brian. It captures the energy of the activity quite nicely. In this case the blurred wings emphasize the intensity and work very nicely. I don't know how you could do the crop any different, considering the long tail feathers.

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Comment posted by Brian Murphy on May 30, 2017 at 10:51 AM

Thank you everybody for the feedback on the noise. I will try decreasing the contrast a bit to see if that helps.
Brian

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