Eastern Blue

Gallery: AvianPosted April 5, 2012180 views12 comments

This is the male of the pair that have taken to my blue bird box out back. The bg is natural from a shadow of a roof all but the bottom 1/2 inch that was green I made black. The female is sitting on eggs now.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x
Tripod

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 5, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Sweet, Cheryl. Always nice to have bluebirds. Excellent image-he really pops against this bg.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 5, 2012 at 11:09 PM

Great pose and colours.
The large image seems a little soft, from here.
Hope you get some terrific images of the parents bringing in insects to feed the little ones.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on April 6, 2012 at 5:57 AM

Very nice, I love bluebirds, and am just seeing them around my home this spring..

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 6, 2012 at 7:53 AM

Beautiful! I love having bluebirds around. We have a couple in our yard here now too and it is a joy to watch them. Very nice Cheryl.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 6, 2012 at 9:32 AM

Nothing to interfere with a bird and its perch popping from that dark background -- i like the open beak -- looks very nice Cheryl

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on April 6, 2012 at 10:49 AM

Beautiful photo Cheryl!
What an opportunity to have these in your yard!
Love the black BG

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 6, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Love the way the bird stands out against the BG ! Well done, cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 6, 2012 at 1:31 PM

I am glad to see more like the bg than not. thanks

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 6, 2012 at 6:11 PM

Great (singing?) pose on this beauty Cheryl!!! Great perch and I like the background too. Sweet Portrait!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on April 6, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Nice position of this colored bird. I like this dark BG.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on April 7, 2012 at 8:04 AM

Hello Cheryl

The bird really pops with the contrasting bg. hoping this season will bring in some of these little beauties!

Sharp clean image!

Thanks for sharing

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 7, 2012 at 9:03 AM

Great pose and perfch for this beautiful ble bird. Lovely image.

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