Northern Bobwhite

Gallery: AvianPosted April 22, 201564 views4 comments

Yet another from March 3rd. A Canadian couple camped across the road and a few sites down saw me with my camera and invited me over. They had a richer bird population in their campsite for some reason, and the Bobwhites were particularly cooperative.

7Dii, 300mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, hand held, f/5.6, 1/1000, iso 800, aperture priority, center weighted average metering, no compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. I did some brightening, vibrance and saturation increase on the bird with a slight darkening and increased blur of the bg to get her to pop a bit more. Cropped to 10.5MP from a horizontal original. Taken March 3rd at 3:20 pm, Falcon State Park, Texas.

Thank you for all your comments,

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4 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 23, 2015 at 2:28 PM

A new species for me Dennis, thanks for showing. Nice angel of view, and tack sharp. Like the bird's pose and the hint of the other in the BG ! Good to have some nice neighbours cool , Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 23, 2015 at 4:34 PM

Gorgeous detail in the feathers Dennis and well composed with the OOF bird(s) in the background. Smart move taking your neighbor up on his offer. sad

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on April 23, 2015 at 9:14 PM

Hi Dennis! Lovely portraight. Great pose. The eye is crystal clear and the good details where it counts. Great choices for DOF and POV. The 2 OOF birds in the background really add to the comp. Well done!