Juvie Solitaire

Gallery: AvianPosted August 23, 201075 views9 comments

This is a juvenile Townsend's Solitaire. I think that their briefly held juvenile plumage is interesting and attractive, so I was glad to get some chances with them.

This was taken using my new tripod (gitzo w/ wimberley head), and with this SS, would not have been possible with my monopod. As it is, I should have bumped the ISO a bit for more DOF, I did a second round of sharpening on the lower half of the bird, as it is not as sharp.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm +1.4x TC, tripod, set up perch

1/25, f/8, ISO 400.

Minor crop to 88% (15.9 of 18MP)

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 23, 2010 at 8:14 PM

Very nice! I've never seen any but adults and this would be a thrill.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 23, 2010 at 8:34 PM

Great looking youngster Brian, nice focus on the head, I agree with you about a little more dof in this pose.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 23, 2010 at 9:21 PM

Good shot of a juvie TOSO. I didn't realize they bred as far south as your country. These can be a very tough bird to find. I agree with Nate that a little more DOF would make this a killer shot.

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Comment posted by David Williams on August 23, 2010 at 11:07 PM

I've never seen a juvie like this either, Brian. I'm with you that they are quite attractive this way. Wonderful detail and bg.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 24, 2010 at 12:06 AM

I've not seen a juvenile either, so thanks for showing a very nice image of it!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 24, 2010 at 10:09 AM

Nice, Brian. Congrats on the new tripod and head. I think you'll love it for this kind of shooting.

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on August 26, 2010 at 4:53 AM

Very nice shot of this juvie, Brian. I like the detail, pose and background. I think you did great with the techs given the conditions.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 26, 2010 at 7:10 AM

Nice over the shoulder glance, plumage patterns about the head and back, and I like the background colours. The extra sharpening on the lower hlaf may have accentuated noise in the larger image.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 26, 2010 at 5:40 PM

Interesting plumage on this, good job with overall composition, well done.

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