Common Gallinule

Gallery: AvianPosted January 21, 2018974 views6 comments

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

Kearny Lake, Kearny, AZ
Date: January 2, 2018, 11:32 am
Equipment: Nikon D7200, AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR @ 460mm, Induro CLT303 tripod, RRS BH-55 ball head
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority spot meter, 1/500th @ f/5.6
Raw, PS CC 2017 on Mac, 90% of full frame

Kearny is a small mining town about 85 miles from Phoenix, with an isolated artificial pond that has attracted vagrant water birds in previous winters. Unfortunately, nothing rare so far this winter so I settled for this gallinule that walked in front of me as I sat on a bench.

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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 21, 2018 at 12:34 PM

Nice species, can look so differently depending on the light conditions. Love the walking pose, BG colors and overall feel ! Well done. Makes up for the lack of vagrants enlightened

, Hans

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 22, 2018 at 10:38 AM

Very nice color and details. I like the background as well.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 22, 2018 at 10:44 AM

Really nice detail and light here Richard, especially for dealing with highly contrasting colors. Great work.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 22, 2018 at 2:54 PM

Sweet, Richard. Perfect exposure and I really like the angle you used. It produced just the right amount of in-focus environment.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 23, 2018 at 9:46 PM

Nicely composed with excellent detail. Tech are, as usual, spot on.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 24, 2018 at 3:45 PM

Very nice Richard, I really like the background and the low angle. devil

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