Western Bluebird

Gallery: AvianPosted April 29, 2016123 views7 comments

Taken in the morning at Finley NWR in Oregon with the sun coming in from the right. The face was shadowed so I lightened it a bit in PS, but otherwise didn't alter the striking blue of the bird.

Canon 7D Mark2
Sigma 150-600 mm at 531 mm
1/320 at F7.1 on tripod
ISO 320

Comments and suggestions appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 29, 2016 at 2:31 PM

Any day with a bluebird is a good day. A tough shot in that uneven light, but it really does show off that electric blue.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 29, 2016 at 2:37 PM

Nice job on hte processing, Allen. Personally, I like side-lighting and this is no exception. I also like the leafing out Garry Oak perch. I wish I could convince our pair to use such a nice perch.

devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 29, 2016 at 7:05 PM

Very nice colors in difficult light. Great BG and pose. What percent of frame?
What OS setting are you using when hand holding this lens at high shutter speed?

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 30, 2016 at 10:39 AM

Hi Allen,

Yeah, you can't pass up a shot like this. The shadows are quite strong, but you handled it quite well................Jim

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 30, 2016 at 11:33 AM

Nice pose and I like the clean BG. I agree the shadows are a bti strong on this one which also caused for some hot whites on the belly. Not an easy exposure to pull off, but think you did a commendable job here Allen.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 30, 2016 at 1:48 PM

David, Thanks for the comment. A pretty tight crop, 13% if I figured it correctly. I use OS-1 when hand holding. How about you?

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 30, 2016 at 5:02 PM

A beautiful portrait of this handsome male Allen. I really like how the light frames the bird and its perch.

Excellent Work!!!

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