Northern Wheatear

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 201583 views3 comments

Canon 1D-X, 500mm f4 + 1.4 TC, tripod
f8, 1/800, ISO400

North America's farthest-migrating passserine, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa, breeding in Alaska and over . Taken along the Pinnell Mountain Trail in the White Mountains this past Saturday.

60% of full frame, selective sharpening to bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on June 2, 2015 at 8:10 AM

Sweet pose you captured of this sweet little wheatear Jim. Love that perch, the image has a nice feel for their tundra type of habitat. It does seem just a tad dark or perhaps it could use a little more contrast.

I am looking forward to seeing them again in Nome next week!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 2, 2015 at 10:31 PM

Nice one, Jim. Excelelnt detail in the bird and perch and a nicely blurred bg that still has enough structure to convey a sense of habitat. I love the rock.

devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 2, 2015 at 11:46 PM

I like the placement in the frame and the mossy perch Jim. I agree this could use a bit more contrast. The colors feel a bit flat to me. If it were mine, I might be tempted to add some saturation and warm it up a tiny bit as well.

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