Inca Dove Portrait

Gallery: AvianPosted February 12, 201583 views5 comments

I found a pair of Inca doves while I was looking for my Roadrunners. I decided to do a portrait because there were lots of branches down low. I love those red eyes and the scale like feathers of this species.

Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f8
1/400s
ISO 100
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 12, 2015 at 11:19 PM

A nice, intimate portrait, Jerry. Superb detail. I wonder it the shot would be stronger if the eye wasn't centered?

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 13, 2015 at 9:55 AM

Very nice detail in the feathers and the eye is an, well, catcher. Cannot wait until you have it out in the open , seems like a beautiful species to me

, Hans

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 14, 2015 at 9:03 AM

Look good even with the large chop & resulting grain Jerry.
Since we're cropping, I might try a square comp with less up top?

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on February 14, 2015 at 10:52 AM

Excellent detail on this, love the fluffed up plumage.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 14, 2015 at 11:04 AM

Jerry,
Great image

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