Baltimore Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted May 17, 2011126 views12 comments

A Baltimore Oriole in a pear tree - couldn't find the partridge...

Nikon D300; Sigma 500/4.5; f6.3@1/400th; ISO 400; HH; 80%FF.

All comments/suggestions most welcome!

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12 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 17, 2011 at 11:14 AM

Wonderful colorful perch with the flowers in the pear tree, I like the head turn, color of the oriole and overall composition, way to go.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 17, 2011 at 2:33 PM

Oh, beautiful, Tom, so clear and such beautiful, clear colors.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 17, 2011 at 2:33 PM

Beautiful work! What a diffence a bit of veg or flowers makes instad of just a bare perch.
Wish we had more exotic stuff like this.
Nice backdrop too !
JohnR

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on May 17, 2011 at 3:52 PM

Beautiful shot I love the colours in this

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 17, 2011 at 6:47 PM

Love these colorful birds, and this one next to those flowers is a real head turner.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM

Beautiful setting for a beautfilly captured bird Tom.
May

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 17, 2011 at 9:04 PM

Ha ha - Wouldn't that be the shot :)
Looks pleasing with the pear tree blossoms, ours bloomed here in Texas a couple of months ago.
The technical side & comp looks great, love the colors here.
I have some here, but they've been giving me fits. Only see them very early, or very late.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 18, 2011 at 7:03 AM

A really nice exposure Tom. The bird is sharp with a great pose, and the flowers and BG are great too. I really super shot.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 18, 2011 at 7:47 AM

Great perch, colour and detail Tom

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 18, 2011 at 11:41 AM

Tough to find a better perch than this one! You did a great job with the exposure holding details in the white petals and the black head. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on May 18, 2011 at 7:44 PM

This is the type of shot I am trying to achieve...everything perfect...nice!!!

Dave

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Comment posted by David Haynes on May 19, 2011 at 12:39 AM

Tom,
What a nice capture you've made here. Beautiful head position and the perch is over the top. A couple of the white flowers look pretty hot but other than that this is a fantastic image that anyone would be happy to have.

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