Hawfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted February 21, 2015126 views9 comments

Hawfinch
This is the second shot I got. The bird is 5 feet in front of the camera. This shows the advantage of not having a low view point. As the angle of the bird is on a similar plane to the camera it is easier to get more in focus in the bad light conditions at the time,and with average equipment. With a low angle, the wing frills would have been no where near in focus. I,ve stopped using the board in the hide as a tripod head support as I reckon it amplifies the sound. I now use a bean bag with a jumper wrapped around the camera.
As you can see -difficult light- bitcontrasty
D200
Sigma 100-300
160th @f5.6 ev-1 800ISO
Contrast down 1in camera
Neat image. 70% of full frame.
Levels
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 21, 2015 at 8:02 PM

What a very cool looking bird John. Never seen one posted before. Great low POV, excellent techs. All around nice image IMO.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 21, 2015 at 8:37 PM

Hi John,

I like the lighting and nice warm colors and agree with Kurt's assessment

.....................Jim

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 21, 2015 at 8:59 PM

A cool shot. Looks like you made the best of what you had. Good work, John!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 21, 2015 at 10:19 PM

Nice detail in the bird and nice BOF from the angle you shot it. I think you've pushed the D200 right to it's limit ISO-wise as I see some noise in the LP. A round of noise reduction to the upper background would solve that nicely. Nice work John.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 22, 2015 at 9:04 AM

Awesome looking bird. The techs look great. A more even light pattern would have helped, but not a deal breaker at all.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 22, 2015 at 1:42 PM

John,
Another wonderful shot. I think the shadows in the shot add to the flavor of where it was taken. It tells the story of the stream in the grove. Particularly like the low POV, and the back story. Love your work.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 22, 2015 at 2:09 PM

The surroundings match the colors of the bird wonderfully - and a great species to have in front of your camera ! Nicely executed ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by John Robinson on February 22, 2015 at 2:18 PM

Thanks all- appreciated.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 25, 2015 at 8:55 PM

Nice complementary colors here John,

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