Another Bluebird Female + repost

Gallery: AvianPosted March 30, 2011177 views20 comments

I am not a particular fan of high key backgrounds, but we have 4 to 6 inches of new snow. I am trying for some pictures of the male, but 2 males have been fighting over territory, and have not posed for me yet.
As usual, a set up perch by my backyard blind. Larger version provided.
D90, 30f4, 1/640, iso 200, f11, beanbag, natural light.
Comments and critiques appreciated.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on March 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM

Dan, another awesome shot of a bluebird. You must have a good backyard perch and blind to get all this great shots of the blue birds. I have not seen any here yet. Hope the males let you get your shot soon.

Ron Huff

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on March 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 30, 2011 at 1:53 PM

Where the ladies are, the males will follow! Patience!
Another lovely shot - good colors, nice pose, great perch and BG.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 30, 2011 at 2:04 PM

Awesome detail! I love the pose, the background, and the bright blue on the wing.

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Comment posted by Jay Levin on March 30, 2011 at 4:26 PM

Tack-sharp with superb color and a great perch, Dan. Perfect head turn and composition. Beautiful shot.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 30, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Love the pose and the snow on the teasel. Nice detail in the larger post. There seems to be a slight blue / cyan cast beyond what I would expect for the muted lighting. Try giving it a tap with Autocolor and see how the tones look.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on March 30, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Color, sharpness, BG....all great !! How do ya tell a male from a female ?

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on March 30, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Wonderful image. I would warm it up a bit.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 30, 2011 at 5:17 PM

David, the males are much bluer. You can see a photo of a male here.
Rick and Alan, here is the image warmed up a little bit.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 30, 2011 at 5:57 PM

I like the first version personally, sweet photo Dan!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 30, 2011 at 7:20 PM

I like the first version, too, particularly because of the snow. The colors and detail are beautiful.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM

What a wonderful image, Dan! Simple, but elegant. You made the best use of the weather conditions and I like the hint of snow in this image. Great head turn, super sharp, well composed and presented. The repost is better. Congrats on getting this shot!

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Comment posted by Ken Canning on March 30, 2011 at 9:00 PM

Beautiful composition and detail. I perch is great too! To my eye the image might benefit from brightening a bit.

PS, great gallery!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 30, 2011 at 9:43 PM

Superb look at this Bluebird, Dan. That perch is just awesome. Very nice detail in the large version.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 30, 2011 at 10:04 PM

Another gorgeous Bluebird image, Dan.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 1:24 AM

Wow! Such exquisite detail and I think the high key background works very well with such an image. The whole effect gives me the impression it might have been drawn in ink by an extremely talented artist, although of course I know it was actaully created by an extremely talented photographer ;^)

Thanks also for sharing the link to the image you captured of the male BTW, which is equally wonderful in every respect Dan :^)

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on March 31, 2011 at 8:34 AM

Excellent capture, Dan. This is one species of bird I wish we had in the UK, both the male and female are fantastic little birds.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 31, 2011 at 2:07 PM

Exquisite. Love your bluebirds.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 31, 2011 at 9:01 PM

A beautiful piece of fine art. Love it

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 1, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Another beautiful study Dan. the high key background doesn't worry me at all particularly with the snow on the seed head giving some perspective.

cheers
Rob

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