Gallery: AvianPosted July 5, 2012301 views9 comments
D800 :-)
500mm
Subject dist: 20.0m
1/1600 sec, f/6.3
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 250
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Comments
9 comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 5, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Beautiful composition, Sandy: the diagonal branch, mottled bg, and bird pose combine wonderfully. Fine detail in the bird too. I wish that he had picked a smaller, more well defined bug......but that might be a little hard to control.....The thin beige frame sets everything off very well too.
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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on July 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Very nice. Love the bug.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 5, 2012 at 4:29 PM
Nice new camera!
I'd fine tune your sharpening procedures - this looks a little soft as posted.
Isn't that plant material in the beak instead of the insect assumed by others?
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on July 5, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Beautiful image Sandy. I am a little bothered by the flower parts coming out of the bird's head, but it is a minor nit.
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Comment posted by John Tobias on July 5, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Sandy, nice image. I like the pose you caught this bird in. It looks alert even with a beak full of seed? Good colors too. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 6, 2012 at 1:46 AM
Fancy camera! Very nice shot. What does he have in his bill?
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Comment posted by Craig Myers on July 6, 2012 at 2:28 AM
That's quite a mouthful. Great sharpness on the finch and plant and a nice, painterly background.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 6, 2012 at 3:37 AM
Nice one Sandy, and good to see great images coming from the D800 , Cheers, Hans
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 6, 2012 at 9:07 AM
I think he is gathering flower heads and seeds. I didn't mention how big the crop was, as I wanted to see how soft people felt this was, (definitely soft) but this bird was almost in the next county and the D800 didn't much care. This is about 5% of the frame.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
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9 commentsI'd fine tune your sharpening procedures - this looks a little soft as posted.
Isn't that plant material in the beak instead of the insect assumed by others?
Sandy