Bunting

Gallery: AvianPosted October 30, 2011145 views4 comments

I believe this to be a finch - not sure on specific species. Shot @ Jones Beach a few weekends ago.

Edit: Looks like a Female Indigo Bunting (new species!) Thanks for the tip

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/6.7
1/1000s
ISO 400

Cropped to approximately 50%, sharpened using smart sharpen in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 30, 2011 at 9:17 PM

Cute LBJ (little brown job), Luke. I think the main question here is whether or not it's a good idea to leave in the OOF dark branch in the upper lhs. It's so dark that it does draw my eye away from the bird. I'd sure be tempted to clone it out and crop to make this a vertical format too. Another option might be lightening it a bit combined with blurring it using software such as Bokeh 2.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 31, 2011 at 12:50 PM

I believe you have a female Indigo Bunting there, Luke. Very nice capture with great light.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 1, 2011 at 12:19 AM

I agree with the ID. Props for an excellent exposure and capture in sweet light. I like the different comp, even though it's not typical habitat. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 1, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Luke, the bird looks pretty good and I'm fine with the setting, including the darker branch and cone at upper left.

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