Blue Bird of Spring

Gallery: AvianPosted March 25, 2011137 views6 comments

I was out this morning at my favorite place around Scottsbluff, Cedar Canyon. The day was very pleasant and the Mountain Blue Birds were back. I only had my 300mm lens with me and this is as close as they would let me get. I like the perch in this image. Comments are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/1000
Aperture f6.7
ISO 400
300mm
Cropped to virtical

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 25, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Nice perch. The vivid blue stands out very well from the background. To me, it looks pretty good for the distance and lack of lens.

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 26, 2011 at 2:54 AM

Great composition. Even though the bird looks small its still catches the eye. Great perch. Well done.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on March 26, 2011 at 9:53 AM

I like seeing the blue "pop" against the BG. It works for me.

Peter

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on March 26, 2011 at 2:49 PM

The blue against a monotone background and the nice perch works well for me also.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 26, 2011 at 3:48 PM

A great perch and setting Richard. The details of the bird don't look great but understandable with the crop and distance.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 27, 2011 at 10:46 AM

Wonderful comp and I like the bird small in the frame. Sharon

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