American Dipper

Gallery: AvianPosted March 27, 2012111 views8 comments

I spent 3 hours with those birds today, it was fun to watch them to dive, swim or even slide,
Dipper is one of the most entertaining birds to watch, hope you like it, C&C welcome!
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Exposure Time: 0.0031s (1/320)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 1000
Focal Length: 840mm (840mm in 35mm)

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 28, 2012 at 12:27 AM

Verdon, I really like your colors and composition, and I like the way the top of the water looks. The bird looks very clear in this small version.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 28, 2012 at 6:11 AM

Wonderful Verdon. Low angle really effective and the detail is superb

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 28, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Great detail, Verdon. Nice low angle too. I wouldn't mind if the rock in the background were a bit farther back to get a little more separation from the subject. Well done!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 28, 2012 at 1:52 PM

Nice detail in this dipper, Verdon. Very nice light. I have mixed emotions regarding the specular highlights in the background. They do convey the fact that there is water back there, but they seem to pull my eyes away from the dipper. Very nice image as posted.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on March 28, 2012 at 4:39 PM

Great low POV image Verdon. I do not mind the rock at all because it shows the environment of the Dipper and tells a little about its behavior. Great image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 28, 2012 at 10:48 PM

The bird looks great and I love those golden colors Verdon, I'd take a little off the top and add some more on the bottom if you have it there.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 29, 2012 at 3:05 AM

Sweet photo of this nice looking dipper, which looks surprisingly dry. I like your water level perspective, I'm with Nate on his crop suggestion or perhaps a pano-crop might look interesting? Nice Work Verdon!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 29, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Excellent image Verdon. I like the nice eye level perspective.
May

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