Immature Western Bluebir

Gallery: AvianPosted August 15, 201058 views5 comments

I do not post to the avian forum very often, but thought this was a decent capture. i liked the position of the bird on the plant. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks for taking a look.

Nikon D 200
80-400 mm
ISO 400
1/320
f 11

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 15, 2010 at 11:13 PM

Mike, I think that the juvenile plumages of the various thrushes are fascinating and beautiful, so this is great to see. I like the perch and the way it is bending under the bird's weight. I might try adding a little more contrast to this if it were mine.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 16, 2010 at 2:09 AM

Mike, this is quite nice..good pose, nice flower and nice comp too.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 16, 2010 at 9:20 AM

Mike

I also like the position of the bird on the Mullein, the pose and eye contact. I think the background works nicely in this image. A bit of selective contrast on the bird and flower stalk would make them stand out more.

The plumage of this juvie is lovely.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 16, 2010 at 3:52 PM

Don't see many shots of them at this age - thanks for posting this.

I agree with the suggestions to add a bit more contrast.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 17, 2010 at 7:15 PM

I like the perch and the nice head turn here Mike. For me the boulder? in the bg competes a bit with your subject and the perch. If you had used a wider aperture or been able to move some to your left or right to avoid it, I think that would have improved this image.

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