Eastern Bluebird

Gallery: AvianPosted May 29, 2010170 views16 comments

While I was waiting around for an Osprey to return, an Eastern Bluebird hopped up onto a branch nearby.

Olympus e3
Olympus ZD300 f2.8 w/2x
ISO 400
f5.7
1/125th
80% of FF
Tripod w/ tilt and swivel head
Neat Image on bg.

Normal drill in PS. Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Joe Vincent on May 29, 2010 at 7:28 PM

Lovely bird Mike - these guys are probably my favorite bird. No nits except it looks a little over saturated on my monitor. It could be my monitor though because my calibration tool broke...

Registered on August 16, 2005, 69 Posts, 792 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on May 29, 2010 at 7:38 PM

I know, it looks a bit hot, but I actually desaturated it! The bird was not in the sun, either. This was taken in a bit of shade, with no fill flash! I was quite suprised!

Registered on August 16, 2007, 199 Posts, 2132 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on May 29, 2010 at 8:31 PM

Very nice Mike. Love the perch. It makes a nice contrast with the bird.
May

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

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 29, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Wonderful capture and harmonious colours!
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 29, 2010 at 9:53 PM

The bird is highlighted well by the BG. The horizontal perch across the entire lower frame works well.
Nice capture.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Karon Welter on May 29, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Beautiful shot! The colors of the bird really show up great against that dark green background. Really nice one!

Registered on November 10, 2008, 67 Posts, 543 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 30, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Sweet, Mike. Beautifully sharp foreground and the bg is perfect. Not to mention that the bird is great.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on May 30, 2010 at 3:07 AM

Great shot, Michael. Beautiful composition with a very nice BG.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM

Nicely done Mike, great setting and background really makes the bird pop.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on May 30, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Very nice, Mike. Color and detail look great to me. I considered suggesting a vertical crop but I think it's fine as is mainly because you are able to include the very end of the branch. Don't ask me to explain that but that's my impression!

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on May 30, 2010 at 1:26 PM

I like this very much. The perch and the colour combination are great!

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 30, 2010 at 5:16 PM

Color looks great. Nice capture! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 30, 2010 at 5:58 PM

Nice image. Really like the comp and the background colors. Very sharp as well.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on May 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM

Mike:
I echo Dennis' remarks about the sharp foreground, nice BG and beautiful bird.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Douglas Graham on May 30, 2010 at 9:10 PM

Love the eastern bluebird and this is a wonderful setting with a great BG and nice DOF. The bird seems just a tad high-key to me and may benefit from a little selective darkening or just burning slightly. Otherwise really nice.

Registered on May 14, 2009, 123 Posts, 522 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on May 31, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Michael,

Love the comp and how the bluebird stands out so well from the greens of the background, I also enjoy the way the branch the bird is perched on curves to the edge of the frame. Well done.

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