Common Gallinule

Gallery: AvianPosted October 11, 201596 views8 comments

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

Place: Papago Park, Phoenix, AZ

Date: January 20, 2015, 2:00 pm

Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S 300/4 hand held

Exposure: ISO 200, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/320th @ f/10

Raw, PS CS3 on Mac, 44& of frame

For a while known as the Common Moorhen, the U.S. population has again been split from its European relatives and elevated to full species status.

Papago Park is mostly a series of shallow ponds surrounding the Phoenix Zoo and is heavily used by family groups who feed the ducks, so close approach to most of the wild species living there can be easy.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 11, 2015 at 3:20 PM

Excellent shot, Rich. It's rare to get them out of the water. Love the feet and pose.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 11, 2015 at 6:52 PM

Excellent image quality, Richard and a nice catchlight. I like the good look at the feet and the angle formed by the rock. I do find myself wishing for a bit more room on hte left, but I don't know what was over there.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 11, 2015 at 9:32 PM

Very nice Richard. Little more room on the left and top if you have it.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 12, 2015 at 6:09 AM

Very nice pose you caught here, I like the subject centered comp Richard.

Large view looks excellent, no nits devil

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 12, 2015 at 6:36 AM

Great details in the feathers Richard ! I have the impression the image could use some clockwise rotation, just a little though. Otherwise fine as posted ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 12, 2015 at 3:33 PM

Always well taken, never over stated, with good detail. Typical Richard Ditch! An uncommonly good example of the Common Gallinule. devil

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 13, 2015 at 8:38 AM

Love the colors, excellent presentation. Very nice work. Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on October 22, 2015 at 7:13 PM

Good detail and exposure. I like the diagnal composition and the action captured. Simple, but effective.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments