Rufous Male & RP

Gallery: AvianPosted June 15, 2017525 views11 comments

It's a male Rufous with a lot of color.

Iso 320, Sigma 150-600 at 550, F9, 250th, no flash, overcast, D 500, 80% full frame, minor branch cloning, Topaz and TK actions

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11 comments

Comment posted by Gary Minish on June 15, 2017 at 12:38 PM

Great capture of the luminescent colors on this little Rufus, David! Nice detail also.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 15, 2017 at 2:22 PM

Wow, that IS a lot of color! Great detail! It may just be me, but with all that color in the Rufous, I wonder about maybe making the background a little less green. Really nice.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on June 15, 2017 at 4:11 PM

I noticed some digital banding noise so I tried to remove it with Topaz DeNoise 6. With respect to the green BG, I already decreased green sat by 40% and green luminosity by 20%. Yes, we had a very wet winter here in the Pacific Northwest and if today's rain is any indication, it is not over yet...

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 15, 2017 at 5:13 PM

Really nice. Great background.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on June 15, 2017 at 5:26 PM

The colors in the gorget are awesome, David. Great feather detail, a nice perch and a very pleasing background. A beautiful image!!!

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 15, 2017 at 5:48 PM

Excellent detail and colors against a clean, contrasting background. Nice perch as well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 15, 2017 at 7:05 PM

Sweet, David. I haven't had any time with a male yet this year. Excellent pose and perch with just the right light angle to show off the gorget to best advantage. Your repost took care of the banding quite nicely.

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Comment posted by Scott Wilson on June 16, 2017 at 7:09 AM

Sweet.
Very nice composition

Registered on June 14, 2017, 39 Posts, 73 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 16, 2017 at 3:14 PM

Love that bright color David. clean, simple, great detail. Nothing but great for me. Not to mention they are such cool little guys anyway.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 16, 2017 at 4:04 PM

Perfect comes to mind, David! I can see this on a calendar.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 16, 2017 at 4:41 PM

Hi David
Nice color, and great detail. I think the background works, because it is really clean.
Peter

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