Starling

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 201370 views5 comments

I believe the plant is an aloe. Could be wrong about that.

Kruger National Park, South Africa

Raw file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon T3i, 1/100 s, f/7.1, ISO 400, EF 24-105 mm @ 105 mm, CPL, handheld, cropped

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 17, 2013 at 9:31 PM

I really like the perches and the peeking out pose. A larger aperture would have helped blur the bg a little more, and helped to rid the scene of some distracting elements. Bird and perches appear nice and sharp. Sharon

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 17, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Nice job of capturing this moment Ron. I agree with Sharon about the larger aperture. Just my opinion here..but if it were mine I might be tempted to loose the left side of the frame entirely and keep the bird with the 3 mullein (assume it is mullein) stalks. I think it would improve the comp overall and help loose some of the distracting elements.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 18, 2013 at 12:32 AM

I can't add much to Sharon's and Kurt's comments. Still a very nice capture of a flashy bird.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 18, 2013 at 12:33 AM

A different perspective, which is a big plus.
Agree with both Kurt's and Sharon's comments -

Fine image..
Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 18, 2013 at 1:16 PM

Nice birdscape, Ronald. I might be tempted to take just a bit more off the top to decenter the bird vertically.

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