Baby Blue

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 2011117 views15 comments

This newbie was acting out early one Spring morning around 7:00
The bird was just outside my minimum focusing range, so I lost the wing ends. Did a close crop comp, my only real option.
Had to use a fairly slow shutter, so the bottom part of the beaks blurred a bit from movement.
But I like the personality of the baby bird on display here..
F/6.3, 1/250th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext and natural overcast light. Cropped to 5.6MB

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 24, 2011 at 5:58 PM

A real "personality shot" alright, Howard! Nice sharp eye and detail in face and breast. The beak motion blur doesn't bother me. The crop immediately caught my attention though. However, I can't figure out a better crop under these circumstances. You might try lowering exposure on the right wing a bit. Very expressive face on this bird!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2011 at 6:13 PM

You got the perfect head turn to make this work Howard and the open bill adds to the behavior. I can almost hear the squawking...

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 24, 2011 at 6:55 PM

I'd like to see the full frame before judging the crop decision you made here.

The head profile is very nice and like most young birds it is a charmer.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 24, 2011 at 7:41 PM

Cool shot of this fledgeling bird with a wide open beak and open-winged stance

- Luke

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 24, 2011 at 9:30 PM

Excellent cute factor, and minimal motion blur under hat appears to have been pretty low light.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 24, 2011 at 9:41 PM

Cute shot Howard and the detail is excellent. Love the open beak, great capture.

Ray

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2011 at 9:50 PM

Great pose, Howard, and I don't mind the chopped off wings. As you noted, lots of personality.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 24, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Nice and sharp where it counts and great detail in the feathers.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 25, 2011 at 3:32 AM

Howard you have certainly got some super sharp detail in this image,

Keith.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 25, 2011 at 5:33 AM

Love that pose and baby face. I like your choice of crop leaving one wing more than the next.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on July 25, 2011 at 7:37 AM

Yep, a 10 for personality. Like the open beak, sharp eye and overall exposure.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 25, 2011 at 1:01 PM

Love the cute factor Howard, great head turn and nice clear look at the eye. Love the muted, natural colors presented.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 25, 2011 at 1:53 PM

I like seeing close ups and checking out feather patterns and detail, especially when you have good eye contact, way to go.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 25, 2011 at 8:24 PM

Very nice, Howard.........I can hear him calling out "Feed me, feed me!" Great shot for closeup detail.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 26, 2011 at 12:08 AM

Crop works pretty well, all things considered. The attitude and pose more than make up for the drawbacks of losing the wings. Great capture.

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