Phainopepla

Gallery: AvianPosted March 31, 2013204 views11 comments

March 30, 2013 Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California
This shot was taken early in the morning when the light was low on the horizon.

D800 Nikkor 600mm 1/800 f/6.3 ISO1250 Manual RAW White Balance Auto Tripod with Wimberley gimbal Processed in Lightroom, CS6 and NIK

Comments welcome

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 31, 2013 at 4:21 PM

Wonderful subject, great perch and background. There is a little smudge on the right side of his tail which could easily be fixed. Otherwise, a great "Audobon" style print. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on March 31, 2013 at 6:23 PM

Oh this is gorgeous! I love gleam in it's eye! Elegant shot in every way!

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 31, 2013 at 8:19 PM

First rate image. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 31, 2013 at 9:00 PM

Attached is a re-post with the shadow removed.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 1, 2013 at 11:51 AM

Never seen or heard about this species, it looks gorgeous, no doubt because of your excellent shot !

, cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 1, 2013 at 11:53 AM

Wonderful pose, background and perch. The larger version looks just a little bit soft but I really like the overall composition, way to go.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM

A lovely portrait of this silky flycatcher. I agree with Jim that the large image is a little soft. I have seen this happen with my own NIK usage when I pushed the structure too much. An excellent, excellent image, Patrick, and I think improvable.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 1, 2013 at 5:43 PM

Love the comp here Patrick.
Excellent exposure, colors, and BG.
Great pose and 'new growth' spring perch, nice work

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Comment posted by Greg Oakley on April 1, 2013 at 9:30 PM

Lovely shot Patrick! Is this a big crop - the IQ is suffering a tad in the large version...
Cheers Greg

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 2, 2013 at 7:21 PM

Sweet photo of this great bird (a species high on my want list). Excellent pose and a simple but very pleasing composition.

Very Nice Patrict

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 19, 2013 at 12:42 AM

Marvelous! Missed this when I was away..
Great pose with the crest elevated, very fine detail and sweet perch.
Super image!
SAndy

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