Black-headed Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted July 12, 2017361 views8 comments

This was shot under overcast skies last week at iso 1600. This is a crop from a horizontal frame. A little more of the head turn would be better. But I'm pretty happy with the quality of the image at this iso.

Iso 1600, 600 mm, F9, 800th, D 500, tripod, no flash, Topaz and TK actions

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on July 12, 2017 at 2:01 PM

IQ not bad for ISO 1600. Definitely needs a little more head turn. Great background color to set of the grosbeak.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 12, 2017 at 2:23 PM

I couldn't ask for better than this. I don't think the head turn is all that important either. Lovely detail, color and lighting. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 12, 2017 at 2:37 PM

Excellent image quality, David. A beautiful back side view of this bird-and the back side is more interesting than the fron in this species for me. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 13, 2017 at 1:22 AM

Terrific color in this. Nice detail and clear view.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on July 13, 2017 at 5:43 PM

Beautiful image David! Wonderful pose, exposure, perch, and background. Would have been nicer if the head was turned a bit more toward the camera. I can't help but think that the bird might be a bit over-saturated. The ones we have here don't seem quite so orange in color.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 14, 2017 at 2:43 PM

Hi David
I think the overcast skies help give an even lighting too the photograph and helped with the coloring and detail. Nice work.
Peter

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on July 14, 2017 at 4:01 PM

This is a beauty David. The orange and green colors compliment each other and made a really fine image.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 14, 2017 at 9:26 PM

Hi David,

Very nice. Sharp with great color. I also like the tight comp--shows off the feathers perfectly. Well done......................Jim

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