Peek-a-Boo Blackbird

Gallery: AvianPosted April 4, 2014101 views9 comments

Another from Ridgefield on Wednesday. I really liked this preening pose with just the base of the beak showing and the clear look at the eye.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, propped on pipe insulation on truck window, f8, 1/320, iso 640, Av mode, no exposure comp. Processed in LR5 + CS6. Cropped to 5.5 MP of the original 16. Digitally excised a cattail tip that had the temerity to touch the Blackbird's tail.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 5, 2014 at 12:42 AM

Very nice Dennis. I love the sneak look at the eye and the colors are great. Well done.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 5, 2014 at 6:26 AM

Wonderful pose indeed Dennis, and the visible eye makes the image. Concentrated on it's preening, but still checking around ! Well done, Cheers, hans

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 5, 2014 at 1:40 PM

What a great pose with excellent detail in the blacks Dennis, I might include more of the reed and a little bit less room on top, although it sounds like that may have made the cloning work more difficult.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on April 5, 2014 at 3:40 PM

Great pose, exposure and nice IQ. I also like that you can see the eye. No complaints. Well done.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 5, 2014 at 5:11 PM

Neat pose Dennis. You have captured really good detail in the blacks. The eye peeking at you really makes the image.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 5, 2014 at 6:05 PM

Nice image all around Dennis...also like the pose...nice to see one not in the "usual calling" pose for a change.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 5, 2014 at 7:24 PM

This is very nice Dennis, the exposure looks perfect.
I especially like the view of the eye, peeking around the feathers as it preens..
Excellent detail, well done

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 5, 2014 at 7:56 PM

A great preening pose you captured here Dennis, that eye and the details are awesome, nice feather texture.

Sweet One

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 5, 2014 at 10:45 PM

Nate said: "I might include more of the reed and a little bit less room on top"

Sorry Nate. No more room on the bottom unless I steal some more cattail from another frame. The cloning was pretty simple in this case as the cattail tip went along the edge of the tail and a bit behind it.

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