Spotted Towhee...

Gallery: AvianPosted January 28, 2018148 views5 comments

Spotting me. At least that's certainly what it seems like. I was going through files looking for local birds today and ran across this one that I don't believe I've posted. There were some really ugly rocks on our right of the bird, so I did some pretty serious cloning to clean up the background. I also added some canvas vertically to balance things a bit better. I like the single eye centered in the image.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 403 mm, tripod with ballhead and sidekick, f/8 1/800, iso 1600, -2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped from a horizontal original with canvas added vertically and quite a bit of cloning on the bg. Taken July 26th, 2017 at 8:38 am.

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Thanks

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 28, 2018 at 9:26 PM

I like this towhee image lots! One of the birds I see now and then at the nature center and am always trying for a better photo. This point of view catches the personality of these birds, or at least it seems like it to me. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on January 28, 2018 at 9:30 PM

Great shot. The move so quickly (and don't remain in one spot for long) that it is difficult to get a shot like this.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on January 29, 2018 at 12:15 PM

Hi Dennis
Great eye contact and over all detail. I am still trying to make up my mnd on The Sigma150-600 C or Canon 100-400L ll with a 1.4 exterder?
Peter

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 29, 2018 at 2:56 PM

Love the cyclops look of this one Dennis. I think I can see your setup in the reflection (just kidding, my eyes aren't that good).

Peter, I have not had much luck with the 100-400 ii and the 1.4 TC combination for clarity and detail personally. I have tried it a lot. My old 60D with my newer 100-400 ii seems to be much better, than even my 5Diii with the above combination. Just my two cents...

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 29, 2018 at 7:01 PM

Real nice view of this Spotted Towhee spotting you. I like the framing and you've done a good job removing the extraneous material with your cloning. Nice work on the exposure. The black plumage is nice and rich in color. I always have a hard time deciding whether to keep it dark and hide the texture or brighten up and reveal more contrast between the feathers.

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