Baltimore Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2016121 views6 comments

I finally was able to get some fairly reasonable photos of Baltimore orioles that have been taking up residence in the cottonwoods by our pond. This male is the most colorful of the four orioles and I managed to get this one as it perched in the honey locust tree. K5 IIs 600mm f5.6 (1/500 sec at f8.0, ISO 800) Levels, Topaz Detail, Slight crop for comp...............................Jim

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 8, 2016 at 11:26 AM

Very nice comp, light, detail, and BG. I wish we had these in Washington State.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 8, 2016 at 6:21 PM

Nice soft light here to keep the orange from shooting out of limits. I like the overall colors.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 8, 2016 at 6:42 PM

Beautiful capture of the oriole Jim but I find the white spots distracting. Something to thing about when shooting. If it had been possible to move a bit to your left you may have been able to get the white out of the background.
May

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Comment posted by David Bogener on May 9, 2016 at 3:59 PM

Nicely exposed image with good feather detail. I agree that the bright background spots detract.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 10, 2016 at 11:19 PM

Very nice, Jim. Excellent detail and the exposure and saturation of the blacks and oranges looks perfect.

devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 10, 2016 at 11:28 PM

Nice techs on this Oriole Jim. I understand May's comment and agree, but not sure the BG was any better if you moved or not. I know when I have been in this situation it is because the BG trees are not dense enough to provide a single color and no matter which angle I have, the light is breaking through the BG. But it is certainly something to keep in mind as she stated.

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