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Mourning Dove
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Mourning Dove

by Terry Sohl

Gallery: AvianPosted December 29, 2010141 views11 comments
An early morning shot.

Canon 40D, 400 5.6L, ISO 400, 1/125, f5.6, 430EX @ -2.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 29, 2010 at 11:19 AM
Terry, what a wonderful, clear, intimate, beautiful image of this mourning dove.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 29, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Like the perch and comp Terry, nice looking bokeh too.
I especially like the birds color, looks very natural to me :toast:
Happy New Year! :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 29, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Nice image with excellent detail and a simple composition and setting. The image is a little bright and a little flat as presented but should be easy to tweak.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by June Marie Wingert on December 29, 2010 at 2:52 PM
I like how the background makes this bird stand out so beautifully, the eye glitch is great.
Registered on July 1, 2010, 8 Posts, 137 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 29, 2010 at 2:52 PM
Great catch and pose in a skittish species I've had little luck with!
Maybe a little "flat" in comparison to your usual excelelnt stuff - and could use a bit of CCW rotation.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 29, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Really nice shot of this dove Terry. I like the comp and the nice eye contact. Maybe tweek the bird a bit to get some shadows for depth?
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 29, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Beautiful, unobstructed and very well posed image of this dove, Terry. There are sure no distractions in that background! :toast:
Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 29, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Slight nits covered on this great looking image, love the blue eye ring and that beautiful green BG.

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 29, 2010 at 6:58 PM
simple and beautiful, Terry. maybe a touch more contrast, but very nice as is.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 29, 2010 at 11:38 PM
I think the dove is underrated for images. Need to bring up the mid-tones a bit on this one. Otherwise nice and sharp.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on December 30, 2010 at 4:18 PM
Awesome image- Great details, pose and background- well done, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments