Slate-coloured Junco

Gallery: AvianPosted October 16, 201350 views5 comments

I believe this is a female Slate-coloured Junco (Junco hyemalis), but since these are migratory birds in our area, I'm not that familiar with them so stand to be corrected.

All comments, critique and suggestions welcome.

Tech stuff: Canon1D4, 500mm, f/11, 1/320sec, ISO-250, Spot Metering, Manual Exposure, Tripod.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 16, 2013 at 12:33 PM

Attractive BG and natural colors, smart pose Rick.
Good control of the light, well done

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Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on October 17, 2013 at 8:11 PM

Beautiful pose and composition. I like the softness of the feathers. If I was to critique the shot perhaps a closer crop might bring out the detail on the feathers. The background would still hold.

Registered on July 29, 2013, 112 Posts, 229 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 18, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Very nicely done Rick, I like the background and nice sharpness on the head. Probably no reason to go below iso 400 with that camera body, the extra shutter speed is almost always helpful. Did you buy a 500F4?

My guess would be Oregon Junco by the way, although they are both subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco.

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Comment posted by Rick Andrews on October 22, 2013 at 9:33 AM

Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions - they're always appreciated.

@Nate - yes I bought a 500/f/4 last year and just love it.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 22, 2013 at 9:52 AM

Congrats!

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