Pheasant Portrait

Gallery: AvianPosted March 7, 2015667 views11 comments

I photographed this male Ring-necked Pheasant in January at Farmington Bay WMA in Utah.

I appreciate your critiques and comments. Please view larger version if possible.

Crop from horizontal to vertical (50% of original)

f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 400

7D2, 500mm, noodle on car window

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 7, 2015 at 10:05 PM

Pheasants are among the most regal and unbelievably beautiful birds. What a treat to see this closeup! The clarity and blurred b/g with soft browns makes this pop! The white in the neck is less bright than the white tips of the feathers in the body. I might try to brighten the neck-whites a smidge. Excellent shot!

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 8, 2015 at 10:11 AM

Really nice Brian. The larger version is a must. The detail and colors are amazing. My only suggestion would be to take a sliver off the bottom and add some up top and on the left, if you have it.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 8, 2015 at 1:23 PM

Superb detail, colors and exposure. You have done a great job with a bit of habitat in the background as well

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 8, 2015 at 1:34 PM

Very nice - I especially like the portrait composition. The long tail on these birds makes it hard to compose full body shots; this is a good away around that issue.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on March 8, 2015 at 3:51 PM

Great detail and color on this one. Wonderful shot Brian.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 8, 2015 at 6:55 PM

This is really cool Brian the colors pop with detail. The background with habitat is very pleasing. Large image is amazing! If you had it I would like more room on top also. Well done!

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Comment posted by Greg Morris on March 8, 2015 at 8:20 PM

That's gorgeous Brian, love the detail in and around the eye.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on March 9, 2015 at 10:02 AM

Brian you have some excellent colour and detail on this bird,pin sharp.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 10, 2015 at 8:48 PM

Nice portrait Brian. Love the colors and detail. I can't get within 100 yards of a rooster before they take off, so great job getting close enough to this one. Nice work!
By the way......any eagles? I was going to head out this year and heard the count was way down because of the warm weather, so I didn't make the trip.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 10, 2015 at 11:18 PM

Kurt, I was there before the carp kill, so the few eagles I saw were very distant. plenty of harriers and a few kestrels and roughies.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 11, 2015 at 8:04 PM

Great portrait of subject.

I like the subtle background.

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