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Bold & Beautiful
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Bold & Beautiful

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: AvianPosted April 25, 2014149 views12 comments
Another take on the Painted Bunting male, more in the 'portrait' style.
F/7.1, 1/400th, ISO 800, Canon 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x ext and overcast around 11:00am

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on April 25, 2014 at 6:19 PM
Wow ! Why don't we get stuff like this !! Not fair !! Not too sure about the squarish crop but no biggie.
Great stuff
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 25, 2014 at 7:42 PM
Wonderful Howard - really good detail in the larger image and great eye contact
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 25, 2014 at 8:45 PM
The only nit is the broken off twig. It can't get much better than this. :toast: :toast:
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on April 25, 2014 at 9:57 PM
Impressive image! Colors, detail and sharpness are very fine. Also like the composition. thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 26, 2014 at 5:24 AM
Ouch... What a wonderful species. Nice pose, curious look - all well framed :toast: , Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 26, 2014 at 7:45 AM
Standard 4:5 print ratio, I wanted to convey a portrait style comp as stated John.
Here's a 2:3 variation you might prefer :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 26, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Howard, I prefer the original crop here. It seems to really bring the view right in on the main subject. This is a stunning take of this bird. I liked the other earlier photo you'd posted very much, but without seeing the back of the bird in that take I had no idea he shared even more color combinations. Simply amazing how nature treats us to such glorious wonders like this colorful guy. Great stuff....... :toast:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 26, 2014 at 2:26 PM
Great eye contact and detail here Howard :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 27, 2014 at 10:56 AM
Stunning bird. All the techs look spot on. Very well done.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 27, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Another beauty Howard. I prefer the original crop. Only two more weeks and I will get to see these guys again and your works just keeps getting me more excited to get there. Very nicely done! :toast:
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on April 27, 2014 at 4:30 PM
Gorgeous bird, excellent capture.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 27, 2014 at 8:49 PM
Really sweet, Howard. One of these days, I'd love to get a chance at these. When do they start showing up? We've been contemplating a Texas trip next spring.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments