Northern Mockingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted October 5, 201567 views4 comments

These were with me throughout my southern trip last winter and we don't have them up here, so I took quite a few shots of them. I'm not sure why I haven't processed and posted one before this. Anyhow, I liked the pose of this one.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL, monopod, f/8, 1/400, iso 500, aperture priority, center weighted average metering, no compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. I reduced the brightness of the oof bg and did a slight crop to 17.6MP. Taken at Paradise Pond in Port Aransas, Texas at 10:29 am on February 22nd.

I appreciate all the comments on the Willet and look forward to your input on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 5, 2015 at 10:38 PM

A nice pose and interesting habitat, Dennis. Port Aransas is a great place for bird photography.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on October 6, 2015 at 9:16 AM

Hi Dennis,

Nice muted colors and very soft light with lots of captured details. Your post processing worked very well for your effort...............Jim

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 6, 2015 at 10:14 AM

Nice pose, showing a curious bird.. Bird colors match the grey behind the leaves as well. Cheers. Hans

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 8, 2015 at 1:07 PM

Great soft lighting and sharp detail, like your POV and the birds lifted gaze Dennis.

The red berries bring some needed color to add more interest, well done! devil

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