Blue-Bird

Gallery: AvianPosted July 26, 201180 views6 comments

Even a Blue-Bird can enjoy a Grand-Am race Line Rock Park, CT. This photograph was cropped by 40%.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.1
Shooting Date/Time 05/27/11 16:32:58
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality Fine
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
AF area select mode Manual selection
Picture Style Standard
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 0:Off
High ISO speed noise reduction 0:Standard
Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
Auto Lighting Optimizer 3:Disable
Peripheral illumination correction Enable
File Size 6192KB
Dust Delete Data No
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting

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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM

A nice inquisitive pose by this guy, and the technicals look good. A very nice look at this guy!!

2 things I'd maybe have tried...first, if possible, if you would have moved a step to the left, you might have been able to not have the strong vertical OOF feature in the background. Or not! Not sure what your situation was. Also, I'd probably run a noise filter on the background.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 26, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Great head turn; I agree with Terry about the vertical pole and the background noise.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 27, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Peter,

I like the head turn of the Eastern Bluebird and the alert posture of the body. I agree with Terry, I would have tried moving left to eliminate the OOF vertical element in the background. I'd also work on background noise

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 28, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Hi Peter,
You've gotten some good advice already here. I'd add that you will also get a lot out of commenting on other photographers shots. We recommend commenting on 5 shots or more each shot that you post.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 30, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Hi
Thank you for the comments. I agree with you about the pole, but this bird just would stay still. May he is more of a Le Mans car bird? I do not know how to run a noise filter on just the back ground.

Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by RL Langston on August 9, 2011 at 5:20 PM

Peter;
Although there are varied opinions on what you could have done ..I have one comment about the photo..are you satisified with your effort...
I am of the opinion that wildlife does not live in an edited world..you take the shot when you can get it...
Very nice photo and thanks for sharaing

Registered on February 2, 2011, 5 Posts, 4 Comments