Stock Dove

Gallery: AvianPosted July 17, 20171,043 views4 comments

Stock Dove (Columba oenas) at pool Anyone who knows birds will appreciate how the pigeon family can be so skittish.. These are the wild ones not the town jobs. This species comes at the top of the list. I,ve done a few birds and these are about the worst. This one sat in the hedge for 20 minutes before plucking up courage to come down. They are a beautiful bird too so worth the wait..
D7100 -Set on the one third crop setting. Seems to work OK and gives a little extension to the 300mm
Nikor 70-300mm
1000 ISO
800 th second @f9
70% of frame.
Neat image and Image guru./Paint Shop Pro7
Thanks for looking
JohnR

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4 comments

Comment posted by Paula LeVay on July 18, 2017 at 10:55 AM

John, I'm happy that you had the patience to wait for this sweet little dove to settle in the pool. I especially like the hint of iridescence on the neck feathers and the soft green coloring of the water. Very nice!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 18, 2017 at 2:34 PM

Thanks Paula.
The texture on the neck area is so hard to get looking right. It always seems to look artificial. Glad you like it.
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 18, 2017 at 4:39 PM

I really like the way the distant colors on the next stand out so well. In the large image, the light is very pleasing. The pigeon sits well in the dark hued water. Good job.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2017 at 6:17 PM

A really sweet pose on this one, John. The pool reflections are making a great background as well.

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