House Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted July 6, 201067 views6 comments

Canon 7D With EF 500mm F4 and 1.4 tc
1/640 sec, F 7.1, ISO 400 From Tripod

I have been watching this mommy wren from my home office window for weeks and decided to capture the moment. She goes non stop all day feeding 4 babies. Hope you enjoy!

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by David Hemmings on July 6, 2010 at 4:40 PM

Great capture with the meal and full side view. I might add some fill flash.

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Comment posted by dan elster on July 6, 2010 at 5:28 PM

I like the dark backround and the way it contrasts the bird. Maybe lighten the subject up a hair. Prey hanging from a birds bill is always a nice additional point of interest.

Registered on September 23, 2005, 299 Posts, 2443 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 6, 2010 at 10:32 PM

neat shot, Mike. I like how the cricket is almost kicking the wren in the eye. I like the details in the bill and cricket too. the level of contrast is a little overpowering here for me, I might add some fill in ACR to brighten up the bg.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 6, 2010 at 11:35 PM

Excellent, Michael. I like the sunlit bird against the dark bg.

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Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on July 7, 2010 at 2:38 AM

She really has her hands (errr beak?) full with her babies. Excellent capture and perfect bg. No nits here!

Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 7, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Nice capture Michael! Love the detail and the meal is always a bonus IMO. The only thing that detracts me is the brightness of the back end of the branch. It pulls my eye to it and away from the subject.

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