Black-headed Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2012663 views10 comments

I caught this Black-headed Grosbeak in July, and thought it turned out well for the slow shutter speed in deep shade.

I appreciate your critiques and comments. Please view the larger version if possible.

f/7.1, 1/80, ISO 400

Crop to 94% of original (17 of 18 MP)

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4xTC, tripod, camo cloth, not baited, don't remember for sure but I probably dragged this stick over to the waterhole where I was sitting.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Karon Welter on September 2, 2012 at 6:10 PM

Beautiful shot! Love the detail and colors! Thanks for posting this great capture.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 2, 2012 at 6:53 PM

Nice detail and pose, Brian. For some reason, the beak looks a little "crunchy" in the large photo. Did it get a little extra sharpening?

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Comment posted by Greg Oakley on September 2, 2012 at 8:01 PM

Lovely colours in this Brian,
Cheers, Greg

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 2, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Excellent detail, Brian and I like the pose. The image certainly doesn't come across as being taken in deep shade.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 3, 2012 at 7:48 AM

I agree Brian - great detail

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on September 3, 2012 at 1:56 PM

Nice! definitely doesn't look deep shade to me. I like the colors of the bird and the perch and BG.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 3, 2012 at 9:08 PM

A nice composition Brain. As mentioned, doesn't appear to be taken in deep shade. I wonder how this would look if you had allowed more of the natural low lighting to come through,

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 4, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Very nice details & DOF, hard to believe it was deep shade Brian.
Cool bird, like the "messy" beak thing too. Great work!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 4, 2012 at 12:09 PM

I just saw my first BH Grosbeak this weekend in Madera Canyon. Wonderful pose and background colors. I would of never known this was in the shade. Good detail where it counts.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 5, 2012 at 5:27 PM

Excellent - I like everything about this.

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