A Spot of Blue

Gallery: AvianPosted September 5, 2013185 views4 comments

Another image from my new D7100!! We were driving the backroads when we noticed a flock of mountain bluebirds perched on the fence posts and wires. Being bluebirds, they naturally did not cooperate

. I finally managed to find a somewhat cooperative bluebird perched on the barbed wire, and captured some images of him before he flew off to join the rest of the flock.

This is about 95% full-frame...even though it does look good cropped, I liked the backlit grasses/background and the overall look and feel of the image so decided to leave it as shot.

Please view the LARGER version if you have time!

Thanks for lookin'!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED lens
ISO 1600 (I was hoping for flight shots!)
1/1600sec @ f/4
handheld from truck window
Converted from RAW using Phase One Capture One Pro 7
MINIMAL adjustments to tone using Nik Viveza 2 and light application of Dfine 2
Cropped to app 95% of original

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 6, 2013 at 5:25 AM

First of all I am always jealous with these birds, since we don't have them here

. I really like this image, since it shows the surroundings very nicely, where at the same time the bird really stands out ! Good job ! Hans

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 6, 2013 at 8:10 AM

Real nice...I can tell the bird is nice and sharp, even when this small in the frame. I like the slight diagonal formed with the wires and the way it divides the frame into thirds. Well seen and captured. Sharon

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 6, 2013 at 4:20 PM

The composition and the nice oof bg really make this for me, very nice indeed.

Keith.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 7, 2013 at 12:41 AM

Well done!! Bateman like image. Thanks for sharing.

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