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Eastern Kingbird
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Eastern Kingbird

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: AvianPosted July 2, 2016137 views7 comments
One taken right before the Rocky Mountain bee flower shoot.  I like the puffed out feathers. K5 IIs 600mm f5.6 + 32 mm extension + 1ev comp (1/500 sec at f11, ISO 640) Levels, Brightness & Contrast, Shadows & Highlights...........................Jim

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Pramod.Shanbhag on July 2, 2016 at 11:53 PM
Love the feather details
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 3, 2016 at 1:09 PM
Great head turn ! Although the angle is quite from below, it works out nicely here. Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 3, 2016 at 1:17 PM
Really nice detail here, and a simple but nice perch. Love these little guys!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on July 3, 2016 at 11:07 PM
Interesting perch!  I like the head turn and the overall composition.  Nice detail in the birds feathers.  Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 4, 2016 at 10:22 AM
I like the pose.  Good detail; perch and background nice as well
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2016 at 12:49 PM
Sweet head turn and excellent detail in this one, Jim.

devil
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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 4, 2016 at 1:17 PM
Very nice detail and good treatment of the darks and lights. I like your perch.
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