Cactus Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted May 4, 2011625 views21 comments

I was coming back from a walk in the back desert and had not taken one picture when I heard the familiar call of a cactus wren. I located the wren on this purple cane cholla and slowly approached. To my surprise the wren jumped up to the top of the cactus and stayed there checking me out for a wonderful photo opportunity.

Comments and suggestions welcomed.

Tucson, AZ (5:45 pm)
Nikon D300s
Nikkor 300 f4, 1.4 TC
1/350 sec, f8, iso 640, handheld
Raw image processed in PS CS5, around 80% of original image.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 4, 2011 at 2:09 AM

Jim, love the colour pallette here!
Sharp bird in a great pose, and the cholla add something unique.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 4, 2011 at 4:09 AM

Another beaut wren and cactus.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on May 4, 2011 at 5:24 AM

Absolutely beautiful Jim! Exquisitely detailed and what better perch could you possibly hope for!?! :^)

I'm being real picky here, so don't pay too much attention ;^) but I think I'd like this just a little more with extra space above the subject as well as more of the RH side.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 4, 2011 at 8:39 AM

Wonderful setting. Perfect pose. The cholla really adds to the impact of this image. Larger version is a real treat to view.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on May 4, 2011 at 9:11 AM

I like the pose, lighting and feather detail on this one. Nice shot!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 4, 2011 at 9:20 AM

looks great, Jim. pose, comp, detail are all great. The Sonoran desert sure does offer a lot of fantastic natural perches. very nice.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 4, 2011 at 11:43 AM

Beautiful. Love the colors.

Peter

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 4, 2011 at 12:07 PM

Excellent. Very nice detail, light, and exposure. Great position, setting and composition.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on May 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM

WOW, you must be thrilled with this winner. This is absolutely stellar, the fine detail, colours, perch, bg are all incredible. Simply superb!!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 4, 2011 at 8:12 PM

I agree this is a beauty Jim. Great perch, lighting, detail and comp.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 5, 2011 at 5:52 AM

Superb shot Jim. Great detail and the cactus makes a perfect perch

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 5, 2011 at 8:06 AM

LP looks excellent Jim, a pleasure to view. No nits from me.
Beautiful work - Very well done!

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Comment posted by antino cervigni on May 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM

Excellent portrait! Regards Antino

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 5, 2011 at 8:07 PM

very well done. the larger view is really clear

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 11, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Beautiful habitat and nice detail

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 11, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Exceptionally nice Jim. A WP that is very well deserved!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 12, 2011 at 12:08 AM

Jim, congrats on the WP - excellent and unique-
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 12, 2011 at 7:25 AM

Congrats on the weekly pick Jim. A great image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 12, 2011 at 11:36 AM

Congrats Jim

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 12, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Way to go on the WP, Jim. Love the pastels.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 13, 2011 at 12:07 PM

I was reading the Forum news today and realized that I had my first WP. Thank you for all the comments, much appreciated.

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