Painted Bunting

Gallery: AvianPosted June 13, 2017706 views12 comments

Passerina ciris

I captured this Painted Bunting in Southwest Missouri while visiting my daughter. I don't think I have ever been so excited to capture a species before. Southwest Missouri is the northern edge of their range.

Canon 1DX, 800mm 5.6L IS + 1.4 TC
1/400, f11, Aperture Priority, Partial Metering
ISO 800
June 11, 2017

Please view the larger image for detail.

All comments and critique are very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 13, 2017 at 10:06 AM

Sweet image. It is a beautiful bird. Fortunate with the background being darker behind the bird and outlining the bird with lighter foliage. Nice.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 13, 2017 at 11:00 AM

Just gorgeous, Matt! I can understand getting excited about this shot. They are beautiful birds. I have yet to see one in the wild. I too like the way the darker part of the background seems to shape around him to make him stand out.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on June 13, 2017 at 12:02 PM

Very nice portrait Matt, beautiful bird well presented.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 13, 2017 at 8:45 PM

Excellent background amd color detial.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 14, 2017 at 10:29 AM

A marvelous capture. Nice background that shows off this little fellow.

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on June 14, 2017 at 1:19 PM

I have nothing original to say, but I agree with what the others have said so far. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 14, 2017 at 3:54 PM

Hi Matt
Thank you for bring this Painted Bunting ot Nature Photographer. A really pretty bird.
Peter

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 14, 2017 at 9:34 PM

Beautiful light, Matt, and you really nailed the colors in this beauty. Excellent detail and a nice head turn really top this off. Well done.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on June 14, 2017 at 11:38 PM

Very nice, the details in the feathers are remarkable and the colors are great. We do see them in Maine but to capture one as you have ... that is indeed exciting. Great image!

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Comment posted by David Bogener on June 15, 2017 at 11:52 AM

Another quality image. Love how the dark background really sets of this colorful songbird. Good pose and detail.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 15, 2017 at 12:05 PM

Cool to get such a brightly colored bird on a dark background. Your lighting was just perfect. I would have been extremely excited to see something like this. I really like this image.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 17, 2017 at 3:43 PM

Excellent. Well composed. Good detail, exposure. Nice catch light in the eye.

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