Lazuli Bunting

Gallery: AvianPosted August 12, 2010254 views20 comments

I believe this to be the same bird and perch as in my post of 7/27 - different time, different background and different angle. This was taken at the San Rafael Swell in central Utah and the background is Entrada Sandstone for which "the swell" is well known.

7D, 1/2500, f/8, ISO 800 (wish I'd been lower), 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 6/4/10, cropped to 51% of original image, very slight exposure adjustment in ACR, sharpening to bird and perch, used clone tool on two OOF twigs coming into bottom of frame and on a very bright area of the perch, NR to background, no further processing or adjustments, natural light

Larger version provided

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 12, 2010 at 8:47 PM

Sweet. Nothing to suggest to make this any better.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 12, 2010 at 8:49 PM

Lovely sidelighting and detail in this one Ron

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 12, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Beautiful Ron! I love the sandstone BG and how it sets off the beautiful colors in the Bunting.

Peter

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 12, 2010 at 9:28 PM

Wish this was mine!! Well done!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 12, 2010 at 9:34 PM

Lovely composition and colors, Ron. I like how the background colors complement the bird so well.

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on August 12, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Beautiful, Ron! Can't think of anything to improve on it. The bg really sets it off wonderfully.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 12, 2010 at 10:03 PM

Another beauty Ron - great deatil and background

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 12, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Lovely image. That white perch lets all the attention go to the bird. This is great.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on August 12, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Excellent sharp details and nice pose. The BG really adds a lot to this one.

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on August 12, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Hi Ron,
Excellent background to set of the colors of the Bunting.
Well Done!
Neil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 12, 2010 at 11:43 PM

Gorgeous, Ron. Perfect exposure and intensity on the blue. It looks like you got rid of any noise from the high iso very nicely.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 12, 2010 at 11:57 PM

Another one 'outta the park'. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 13, 2010 at 2:29 AM

I want one too

He's a handsome fellow, very nice image Ron!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on August 13, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Sheesh! Wow, where do you come up with these beauties? Another stellar avian image Ron. Absolutely lovely in every regard.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 13, 2010 at 1:33 PM

gorgeous, Ron. great light, nice pose and bg. detail is excellent. looking at the larger version, I might apply a bit more sharpening on the wing (greater coverts specifically).

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 14, 2010 at 10:08 AM

Ron,

It seems fitting that your image will get my 10,000th comment since we are such good friends and shoot together so often. I love the sandstone in the background of this image, it makes the bird stand out well and compliments the lovely blues of this species. I love the light, the pose, sharpness and details.

When I look at this I can hear the bird singing. I love that.

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 14, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Beautiful light and composition Ron.
May

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 14, 2010 at 4:20 PM

All round fine image Ron.

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Comment posted by Bobby Perkins on August 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Love the lighting and details, Very nice background color makes the bird stand out.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on August 21, 2010 at 6:32 AM

What an excellent capture, this caught my eye as soon as I opened up your gallery.

You guys sure have some beautiful birds over there in America.
Well done.

Geoff.

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