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Great Blue Portrait

by Bill Leggett

Gallery: AvianPosted April 11, 20185,000 views4 comments
From earlier this week. There are a number of GBH around Gulfport Harbor, with a few hanging out among the local anglers looking for handouts. We're often told not to feed the wildlife, but in certain circumstances such behavior seems more like symbiotic relationship. The anglers catch some undesirables, and they likely leave them for these, who are often very close by. I also notice how the birds look as though they a quite healthy. With such a tolerant subject this is kind of a "studio in the wild" portrait.

7D2 400 DO F4 on Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/800 f7.1 +2/3EV
 

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on April 11, 2018 at 7:14 PM
The textures of the feathers is fantastic. Also like the apparent back light with good bird image light. Very Nice imagr
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 11, 2018 at 7:40 PM
I really like the feather textures in this image, Bill.  Nice pose as well.
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 12, 2018 at 1:50 PM
Nice clean image Bill with great detail.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 18, 2018 at 5:15 PM
A solid portrait of this GBH Bill, nicely composed with good details. devil
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