Black-headed Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted May 26, 2018207 views4 comments

I saw a female of this species from my blind last week and this morning this male came in for a short visit. The sun was in and out and at this time was providing some rather harsher light than I could wish for, so I spent some time in processing trying to mitigate it.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 347 mm, tripod with ballhead and Sidekick, f/8, 1/4000, iso 2000 (when the sun was obscured, I needed it), aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Used Tony Kuyper's luminosity masks to help bring up the darker areas and did some final touches with the local adjustment brushes in LR. I also blurred the background grasses a bit. Taken this morning at 8:55.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 27, 2018 at 12:54 PM

Nice finding this species out in the open. You did a good job in harsh light, Dennis.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 27, 2018 at 1:23 PM

Good job in difficult harsh sun conditions. I think I would center it a little less and cut off some of the right side of the frame. It's getting tougher to shoot past 8 AM in our area as the light becomes harsh on many days much earlier.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 27, 2018 at 4:02 PM

Excellent job on the Grosbeak in the lighting you were in. In a perfect world a little more space between the bird and the grass would have worked to your advantage, but a terrific look at this bird as posted Dennis.

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Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on May 27, 2018 at 11:50 PM

Nice portrait of this colour full grosbeak in its habitat.

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