Western Bluebird

Gallery: AvianPosted March 19, 201080 views9 comments

A lady Western Bluebird from a few days ago. I spotted a Mountain Bluebird yesterday but it was out of my range. When my new lens arrives I'll go back and try to find him. All C&C welcome and appreciated!

Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Exposure Compensation
+1/3
ISO Speed
800

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on March 19, 2010 at 3:51 PM

Thanks Rich
I went with the Sigma 150-500 OS. I figure I'll give it a go and if I don't like it I can sell it and get something else.

Registered on February 6, 2010, 55 Posts, 235 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 19, 2010 at 5:04 PM

Very nice detail here, good pose, and interesting perch. The oof white blobs detract a bit, imo - but still a very nice shot!
Have fun with the new lens!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 19, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Nice pose and perch. I like the loose feather under his foot.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on March 19, 2010 at 8:59 PM

Nice shot of the bird, and I really like the BG except the OOF light areas that Sandy mentioned. It would be much better IMO without those as I do find them to be distracting.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 19, 2010 at 9:53 PM

Excellent. Great perch, pose, BG and the colors look very nice.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 20, 2010 at 12:42 AM

Nice pose and pretty blue around the tail.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 20, 2010 at 12:48 PM

Clayton,
I like the pose, the perch and the background. Really nice shot!

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 20, 2010 at 9:32 PM

Excellent, there are a few back here but I haven't seen them yet. Can't wait. Hopefully I will get something close to as nice as this.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 21, 2010 at 4:10 PM

Clayton,

I like the pose of the bluebird and your choice of comp. I think a small amount of selective sharpening on the mid tones & darks of the bird would make this stand out more, but not much or it will look oversharpened.

I especially like the feather stuck under that one foot, that adds a nice touch of whimsy to the image.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments