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Gallery: Gallery of the MonthPosted March 19, 20171,153 views8 comments

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: March 10, 2017, 8:56 am
Equipment: Nikon D7200, AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR @ 500mm, G1325, RRS BH-55
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/5000th @ f/5.6
Raw, PS CC 2017 on Mac, cropped to 85% of full frame

Nothing exotic - just another common species. I like the color harmony of the setting.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger image provided for judging image quality.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 19, 2017 at 12:37 PM

Beautiful background, perch and dove. The color palette is very pleasing Well done.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on March 19, 2017 at 1:02 PM

Very nice look at this Mourning Dove, Richard. Great pose and nice colors.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on March 19, 2017 at 4:08 PM

Beautiful image.
I like the color palette. Nice perch.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 19, 2017 at 8:46 PM

A beautiful palette and pleasing composition, Richard. I also like the pose. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 19, 2017 at 9:49 PM

Image quality is amazing, as always. Perfect setting.

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Comment posted by Scott Curdie on March 20, 2017 at 7:12 AM

Very nice composition. I love the color blends. I like the shot a lot, if I could change anything it might be to up the f stop to 6.3 to get the tail feathers in focus as well.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 20, 2017 at 2:54 PM

I like the simplicity of the image. Nice contrast between the granite and the bird. There is actually some mirroring between the colors of the rear tail feathers and the granite and some mirroring between the background and the breast feathers and head feathers. I think that always helps in some images.

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Comment posted by Sharron Sims on March 25, 2017 at 9:05 PM

Richard, I like the complementary background color in this.

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