Junco

Gallery: AvianPosted February 9, 2010153 views28 comments

Still digging around in the archives.

This junco is another from a Vancouver area nature park. The perch is a twig on a tree near the feeding station. A lot of the small birds like to start to the feeders from there as you can see by the way the bark is worn off. This is the same perch that's in my fox sparrow post but on a different day when the light wasn't as warm.

I quite like the subtle color gradations of browns and grays on the wings and back of this junco. Hope you do too.

Thanks for looking.

1D3, 500 f4 + 1.4TC, ISO 640, 1/125 @ f9, EV -2/3, no flash. Nearly full frame.

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 9, 2010 at 1:44 PM

Forgot to add that I toned down the white tail feather a little. According to PS it wasn't blown but it was (and probably still is) a bit bright IMO.

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Comment posted by Joe Paratore on February 9, 2010 at 2:21 PM

What a handsome bird.!!
Great capture nice pose and excellent B.G .Super Light ,nice and soft
Best of all and I'm color guy andI love the mixture of grey's and browns both on the birdand B.G they lend well together. It gives it a real Rich feeling to the image.We do not get that type of junco's where I 'm from.Only gray slated.Some times when I out shooting with my friends they tend not to want to photograph that bird much.Seems like they get no respect.I love em.
Excellent Ed

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 9, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Very nice junco photo. I like the detail in the plumage and sharpness of the image. I have been trying without sucess to get a good junco shot this winter, this shows me it can be done!

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Comment posted by Sally King on February 9, 2010 at 2:52 PM

I love the pose and how it shows off this birds subtle but gorgeous colors. Excellent details.

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Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on February 9, 2010 at 3:28 PM

awesome colors and details.

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Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on February 9, 2010 at 3:36 PM

Love everything about this one Ed. Well done!!!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 9, 2010 at 3:53 PM

Ed,
absolutely no nits from here. Great image!!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 9, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Very nice, good details and background really make this image, well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 9, 2010 at 4:41 PM

A very nice image Ed. I love the wonderful detail in the bird and the great sharpness of the bird and the perch. Nice DOF. The colors are great all around and I think the BG is perfect for this image. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 9, 2010 at 6:01 PM

Ed,

The colors in this image are very appealing to me and the great pose of the junco is also. I love the eye contact and the wonderful view of the pink bill.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 9, 2010 at 6:16 PM

A pleasing image as posted. I love the understated colors in this. I'd be happy if one posed on such a nice perch when I see them here in AZ.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 9, 2010 at 6:39 PM

This is lovely, Ed!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 9, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Geez, Ed.... I don't see how this could be any better. As good as it gets.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 9, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Excellent image Ed. The nice light on the bird, excellent detail and pose, composition and tones throughout the image all work very nicely for me. The whites in the tail look fine to me. This is one of those relatively rare images where I feel fairly confident about evaluating IQ at this smaller size.

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Comment posted by Dave Courtenay on February 9, 2010 at 7:58 PM

Very nice indeed

Dave

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on February 9, 2010 at 8:56 PM

Very nice Ed! Very nice exposure!!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 9, 2010 at 10:59 PM

Sweet shot at this Junco. I particularly like the position of the bird compared to the position of the perch.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 9, 2010 at 11:00 PM

Excellent Junco shot, Ed. As you say, it really shows off the subtle plumage. A nice head turn to boot. I really like the bg in this image and the way it works with the colors of the Junco.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on February 9, 2010 at 11:16 PM

Ed at first I wasn't sure about the centered comp, but I really don't mind now that I have stared at this for a minute. I like a lot about this one. Exposure in the blacks is good, sharpness looks good, and the complimentary BG works very well. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 9, 2010 at 11:39 PM

This photo makes the plain and under appreciated Junco look stunning, the colors are beautiful and detail is great. Not much to find fault with, sorry.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 10, 2010 at 12:04 AM

A beautiful shot...everything is spot on. The whites in the tail look fine to me. Perfect photo of this bird. Nicely done. Sharon

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on February 10, 2010 at 5:03 AM

Nice pose and good bird detail and I like the harmonious colours throughout the image. Graham

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 10, 2010 at 8:07 AM

this is gorgeous. I like how all the colors--bird, perch, bg--work together. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on February 10, 2010 at 8:40 AM

Must agree with all the nice things others are saying about this image, Ed. It's really fine. I agree with you too: I especially like the subtle variations in color. The only part of this bird that I can't see very well is the left foot because it's in shadow. You could have lessened the exposure on it a bit. However, I think your decision not to was the right one. In this case the shadow works.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 10, 2010 at 11:30 AM

very nice shot Ed. I find it hard to get these little ones isolated on a perch that doesn't have a super busy BG. I like your details and the exposure looks fine on my monitor.

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Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on February 10, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Oh well, just another perfect and beautiful post from Ed...

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on February 10, 2010 at 11:00 PM

Great detail Ed with a nice perch light and dof. I always wonder if PS is right when they say a white is not blown but I'm sure it is. Looks good to me

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Comment posted by David Sparks on February 11, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Ed:
Beautiful bird, nice perch, great BG. No nits from me.

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