Gambel's w/Repost

Gallery: AvianPosted January 27, 2014790 views17 comments

Found this fellow in some nice early morning light at the Bosque. He's all dressed up for the day with that silly looking top feather, but he forgot to wash his bill for the portrait! I like the frost on his perch.

50D, 700mm, ISO 400, 1/2000, F5.6 LARGER version also posted for you. Thank you all for your comments/critiques...I learn from and appreciate them all! Sharon

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17 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 27, 2014 at 8:21 PM

very nicely presented -- I really like the way the background complements the bird -

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 27, 2014 at 8:25 PM

Beautiful bird, appropriate perch and BG. I am wondering if the stuff on it's beak is a fungal disease, rather than food.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 27, 2014 at 8:28 PM

Really nice, Sharon. Could be a touch sharper, but a great pose and background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 27, 2014 at 8:35 PM

Nice pose and perch and background. I agree with Charlie about the sharpness.

Quali and many other species here in the AZ desert end up with "dirty" bills - from digging in the mud or from getting sticky juice off a cactus fruit. I'd call this dirt just as you have.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 27, 2014 at 9:05 PM

Richard and Charlie...thank you very much for you comments regarding the sharpening. I've added another round of sharpening to it, and I agree...it looks even better! Phil...not a doubt in my mind that this is just dirt on the bill. Kind of the way my rental car looked when I returned it!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 27, 2014 at 9:38 PM

good job with the repost, Sharon, I think it looks great. super perch and bg.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 27, 2014 at 9:46 PM

Exceptional capture. My only nit, and it is a small one, would be a bit more room all around.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 27, 2014 at 10:03 PM

Beautiful, Sharon. Great perch and the puffed out plumage really makes this. Excellent job.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 28, 2014 at 6:19 AM

wow, you really got a variety of exceptional Bosque images!
great pose, detail, and colours here.Seems a bit unbalance to me - mre room on the bottom would help, if you have it.
If not, some off the top even to a square comp might be good.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 28, 2014 at 6:45 AM

Lovely fluffed up individual Sharon and some nice light

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 28, 2014 at 7:46 AM

Beautiful bird, I especially like the subtle color shift in this great complimentary BG.
I think the re-post is a good improvement, in an already outstanding image!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 28, 2014 at 9:48 AM

Excellent shot, I like the puffed up pose and light. One of my favorite birds to watch, nice job in getting this.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 28, 2014 at 12:22 PM

Sharon I love to see birds fluffed up like this, great Bg for this bird really does set it off beautifully.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on January 28, 2014 at 4:24 PM

I like it alot. The colors are sweet and very nice light and BG. The gradation of the BG colors from bottom to top matches the bird perfectly. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 28, 2014 at 7:17 PM

Really exceptional in every way Sharon. The colors, detail and the pose are beautiful. Love the frosty perch too!

Ray

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 29, 2014 at 3:13 PM

Hi sharon

Love the pose and color of this Fine capture ...

Agree the second version is even better

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 29, 2014 at 9:25 PM

Beautiful shot Sharon, great perch, bg and details

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