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Dark eyed junco
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Dark eyed junco

by John Tobias

Gallery: AvianPosted January 6, 2015151 views4 comments
Finally got some decent images of juncos. I have been frustrated in getting good detail in these guys in snow or low light. Also decided to take control of my camera so to speak, by paying more attention to what I was doing. Ended up adjusting WB, metering, exposure adj. and ISO. Did not shoot through a window, but out in the cold and snow.

Canon PS SX60
1/320 @ F-8 +.3 adj. ISO 125
Canon 3.8-247 @ 247mm HH
Spot metering, WB Shade

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 6, 2015 at 9:46 PM
John,

That's pretty good for a "not through a window shot" :biggrin: . I think you have some excellent details in the feathers and your post processing worked well. And like you, there's nothing like getting a bird shot out in the snow :toast: .........................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 7, 2015 at 3:57 AM
John certainly worth the effort, lovely feather detail on this puffed up little chap.

Keith.
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 7, 2015 at 9:38 AM
Nice pose from this guy John. I have spent quite a bit of time in the cold recently too with Juncos. You got a good pose and the feather detail looks great. I might look at cleaning up the lower left corner a little. Well done. :toast:
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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 7, 2015 at 11:29 AM
John,
Thanks for posting this sweet image. We hope you have thawed out after. Did you consider cropping it less tightly? While the shot stands up to a tight crop, I wonder how the image will look if it has more context. While there seems to be various points of view about cloning, IMO this image will benefit from cloning the branch running east/west below the bird and eliminating the red OOF objects in it. Despite my suggestions, this is a great shot. :toast:
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