Audubon's Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 2011120 views14 comments

South Texas. Martin Refuge. March, 2011

D3 ISO 400. 300/2.8 with 2x tc. f7.1 1/800s. Natural Light. Gitzo. Wimberly head. Man made water nearby. About 50% FF. Cloned out bright limb behind head.

SAD story. Lost 8GB CF card this day of shooting. 800images in prime light 4:30-6pm. Do you wonder where stuff like this goes????

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 24, 2011 at 1:04 PM

That kind of loss hurts. You will wonder for a long time what great shots were on that card.

Great detail especially how you held it in the black areas. Your cloning was excellent also.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 24, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Unfortunate loss of your full CF card Angela that has go to hurt. This is a wonderful image. The detail, all the way down to the tail feathers in remarkable. Love the colors and the pose of the bird.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 24, 2011 at 1:56 PM

A Rio Grande specialty. Nice detail/sharpness and exposure. Too bad about the loss.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 24, 2011 at 1:57 PM

Really nice detail in this one. You did a great job with the exposure. I like the pose as well.

That REALLY stinks about the card! I have nightmares about things like that!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on July 24, 2011 at 3:29 PM

I like the peek-a-boo effect from behind the tree trunk. Good techs, color looks spot on. Tough about the lost card, especially shot in prime light. Best thing to do is forget all about it. That's what had the pleasure of doing once.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2011 at 6:38 PM

Well done Angela. The blacks and yellows both look good and I like the good eye contact and the one claw poking out behind the branch. Interesting background too. You sure get a lot of shots on an 8 gig card...

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 24, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Very nice peek-a-boo shot, Angela. Wonderful detail and the darker bg helps the bird stand out even more. Sorry about losing the card.......maybe it will magically appear sometime......

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Beautiful job on the exposure, Angela, and I love the bg.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 24, 2011 at 10:04 PM

733 images. "Sorry", Ron. About 10MB per image.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 24, 2011 at 11:00 PM

I love this image Angela. I've never seen this species and you've presented him beautifully. Great job exposing the contrasty yellow and blacks, and the detail is tack sharp. I'd love to see one in the wild, must have been quite a thrill. Bummer about the CF card.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM

Excellent light, colors, exposure, and sharp details Angela.
Even the BG seems to really fit this bird nicely, great comp.
Please send a few of these beauties up here?
Although with the drought, they might have a tough time of it.
I can't tell you how many times the same thing has happen to me..
Like grandma used to say, "If my head wasn't attached I'd lose it"

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on July 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Nice catch Angela, I like the unique pose, the eye contact, and very nice background colors.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 25, 2011 at 12:43 PM

Lovely pose, eye contact, detail & sharpness Angela. I like the comp you used. Too bad about losing the CF card. I wear shirts that have zippered pockets, I keep the unused cards on the left and as soon as I remove a full one it goes into the pocket on the right. The zippers make it less likely I'll lose the card.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 26, 2011 at 3:50 AM

Nice eye contact and setting Angela

cheers
Rob

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