Gallery: AvianPosted September 25, 2009101 views8 comments
Olympus E-3, 300mm x 2.0TC, braced on car window
f5.7, 1/250, ISO100
Malheur NWR. I don't really like the post very much, but it was all I could get from the auto and, when I tried a stalk, the bird flew...
C & C, please.
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8 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 26, 2009 at 12:58 AM
Not a bird I see very often that far above the ground: when I try to shoot them from my car window I'm always looking way down at the ground. I'd take advantage of this opportunity in a second.
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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 26, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Very sharp image. I like the pose and the eye contact.
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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Really nice, Jim.. I like the post, too! Just a little tight at the tail, but this is darn good! Sharon
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Comment posted by Sally King on September 26, 2009 at 2:14 PM
I love these birds subtle colors. Excellent feather details and this is the kind of perch I would expect to find them on. The head turn and light shadowing of the the belly are nice.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 26, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Jim,
I like the pose of your pipit, the warm colors of the bird against the cool tones of the background, the hint of light in the eye and the nice details in the feathers.
The post has texture & character, so it looks fine to me.
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 26, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Nice head turn from the pipit Jim and you did well with the challenging light angle. The post perch works for me but I'd like to see the front of it sharper. Interesting to see the effect of your DOF on the left side of the post.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 27, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Very nice job with the sidelighting here Jim, good detail in the shaded areas. If it were mine I would crop just a little bit from the top.
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Comment posted by May Haga on September 27, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Nice sharp image, love the blue sky.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
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8 commentsI like the pose of your pipit, the warm colors of the bird against the cool tones of the background, the hint of light in the eye and the nice details in the feathers.
The post has texture & character, so it looks fine to me.
May