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Scissor-tailed FC
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Scissor-tailed FC

by Jim DeWitt

Gallery: AvianPosted April 15, 2012184 views11 comments
Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, braced in window
f7.1, 1/320, ISO250

Anahuac NWR, earlier today. Cloudy skies and light drizzle.

75% of full frame. Usual sharpening drill.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Verdon on April 15, 2012 at 10:30 PM
sweet shot, I like the pose and composition would be nice to have more vibrant colors but not every day is the luckiest one....
I wish to have him in my gallery :wavey: :toast: :wavey:
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 15, 2012 at 11:16 PM
Beautiful, Jim. The perch works very well with that enormous tail.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on April 16, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Lovely bird and picture..jr
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 16, 2012 at 7:11 AM
A nice bird for sure Jim. I love the simple comp and great BG to go along with the bird. This appears a tad dark to me. I might lighten the entire image a bit if this were mine.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Harris on April 16, 2012 at 9:49 AM
What a great job of composition on a bird with such a long tail. The BG colors really show off the bird well. Nice.
Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 16, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Great shot of this FC Jim. Nice simple perch and lovely background show this bird well.
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 16, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Very nice - the branch makes for a strong composition. I too would lighten this up a bit - I assume you might be working from a laptop.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 16, 2012 at 10:24 PM
Great to get this species on a nice perch Jim, I'd take a little off the top and lighten it up. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 17, 2012 at 12:46 AM
An awesome bird, posing wonderfully for you Jim. A simple and sweet photo :eek: I agree with the other's about brightening it up a bit.

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on April 17, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Well done getting this - nit mentioned.
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 17, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Wonderful pose and composition to include the entire tail and I like the background. Others have mentioned how dark the image looks. Interesting to note that I am constantly dealing with bright harsh light and your area is just the opposite.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments