Gallery: AvianPosted February 21, 2014295 views4 comments
"Common" Myna, Kiluea, HI , on Lava rock
D800
500mm
1/125 sec, f/5
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Comments
4 comments
Comment posted by John Launstein on February 21, 2014 at 8:13 AM
What an amazing bird...at least to this photographer who has never seen one! I love the colour coordination between the myna's perch, his primaries and the upper 2/3 background, and it certainly posed nicely to boot! Looks a little like either the 1/125sec through 500mm got you here or is this possibly a substantial crop (or a combination of those two)? In any event, the facial detail has an off look to me, and there seems to be areas bordering on oversharpening while other areas of the bird are noticeably softer. These more critical comments are only offered to suggest this might benefit from a second stab at processing with either less of a crop (if that applies) or a different approach to sharpening. Aside from these nits, the image is very pleasing to my eye anyway.
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Comment posted by David Rowe on February 21, 2014 at 12:25 PM
Yes! The match between subject and background is simply superb. I’m turning a blind eye to the blue cast on the whites and rock.
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Comment posted by William Bickle on February 21, 2014 at 8:58 PM
Hello Sandy
Well done and great separation from the oof background.
Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 23, 2014 at 6:04 PM
Neat color palette, Sandy. Well done.
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4 commentsWell done and great separation from the oof background.
Bill