Brown-eared Bulbul

Gallery: AvianPosted December 23, 201195 views3 comments

I had posted Brown-eared Bulbuls before, and wasn't planning on posting anymore, but I am pretty happy with this shot. It was nice and close so I got some good feather detail and I only cropped a little for framing. I left some scene in the frame to maintain the sense of an early day in late autumn.

Like all my photos so far, I shot this in the early morning in Seoul, Korea, on my way to work.

Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Sigma DG 120-400mm 1:4.5-5.6 APO OS HSM
Focal Length: 251mm
f8
Shutter 1/1000
ISO 640
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Comments and constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 23, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Nice head turn and detail on the bird. From the thumbnail I figured this would be too dark but I changed my mind after seeing the larger version. Interesting double catch light - was there water behind you?

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 23, 2011 at 2:24 PM

Great detail on the bird -- nice to see the brown ear -- from which the bird gets its name. Was thinking the background a bit busy but it is oof enough to separate the foreground from the background -- looks good

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 23, 2011 at 9:27 PM

Excellent feather detail, and lighting, Mark. You managed to get good separation from that busy bg, which is tough with a dull colored bird.

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