Gallery: AvianPosted July 13, 201075 views13 comments
Canon 7D With EF 500mm F4 and 1.4 tc
1/1600 sec, F 6.3, ISO 400 From Bean Bag
Basically as it came out of my camera with sharpening.
Hope you enjoy!
Comments
13 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 13, 2010 at 6:40 PM
Mike - got the exact same shot yesterday but with the bird on top of the vegetation - excellent image and crazy sharp.
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Comment posted by David Sparks on July 13, 2010 at 7:53 PM
Michael:
I like the inquisitive look, the smooth BG, the nice perch and the excellent detail and colors. Nicely done.
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 13, 2010 at 8:05 PM
Neat grassy perch and nice light.
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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on July 13, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Nice catch! Love the "field guide" pose. Good eye contact and excellent details.
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 13, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Very nice image. I like how understated the colors are in this.
If you have more space on te right I'd add it in; otherwise I might crop a little from the left to move the swallow off center.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 13, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Beautiful composition, Michael. I do find myself wishing for enough dof to put that whole grass head in focus, but that might have messed up the bg too. Excellent image.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 13, 2010 at 10:30 PM
beautiful, Mike. great details, bg pose, and perch. only minor nit for me is I wish the grass wasn't touching the bill tip.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 14, 2010 at 1:56 AM
Good capture. Very nice perch. Still has gape, I see; must be very recently fledged.
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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on July 14, 2010 at 3:58 AM
Cool shot, Michael ! Good perch, super BG. I like how the bird look at the camera!
Mauro
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 14, 2010 at 7:37 AM
Nice perch and head turn Michael
cheers
Rob
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 14, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Wonderful shot of a difficult bird to get, well done.
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 14, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Nicely done Michael. Some of the better detail I've seen on the darks of the species. I agree with Richard's comp suggestion for the reason he mentioned.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 15, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Michael,
The pose of the bird, the light, details and setting really make the image for me. You did an excellent job of getting the details to show in the dark feathers. I agree with Richard's crop suggestions.
Fine work.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comments
13 commentsI like the inquisitive look, the smooth BG, the nice perch and the excellent detail and colors. Nicely done.
If you have more space on te right I'd add it in; otherwise I might crop a little from the left to move the swallow off center.
Mauro
cheers
Rob
The pose of the bird, the light, details and setting really make the image for me. You did an excellent job of getting the details to show in the dark feathers. I agree with Richard's crop suggestions.
Fine work.