What do You Want?

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2018233 views5 comments

Female Purple Martin giving me the look. Taken from a ladder to put me at eye level with their perches.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600mm, hand held, f/8, 1/2000, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to a 4x5, full height. Taken at 8:12 am in the fog on May 2nd.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks for taking a look,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 8, 2018 at 10:10 PM

That looks like one ticked off bird. What did you do to him? The techs look really good on this mean looking fellow.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 9, 2018 at 11:39 AM

Nicely muted light. Good feather detail, and the Purple Martin's focus on you, make this work. I am wondering if a square frame might work better here.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 9, 2018 at 5:25 PM

I love that you got on the ladder to get this look Dennis. That is dedication. That also gave a very nice perspective straight on look at a somewhat grumpy looking bird. Nice one.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 11, 2018 at 2:58 PM

She looks a little grumpy but was captured very well by you. Looks like it was pretty overcast. Diagonal perch is nice too.

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 12, 2018 at 4:57 PM

I like the straight on view she gave you here Dennis as well as your title. I think you could have used a bit more depth of field to get the beak in focus at this angle. devil

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments