Purple Martin

Gallery: AvianPosted April 15, 2018230 views5 comments

It was cold and foggy this morning, but not raining and I noticed this male Purple Martin perched on one of the sticks I'd attached to the aluminum rods that were supplied with our Purple Martin gourd set-up. He was pretty puffed up and didn't seem inclined to fly so I thought it was worth trying a few shots, even with the bright background.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/500, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering, +1 2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. I brought the brightness of the Martin up a bit more in processing. Cropped to 14.5 MP in a 4x5 format. Taken this morning at 9:08 am.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks for taking a look,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 16, 2018 at 10:21 AM

Hey Dennis,
What a beautiful composition and what a perfect perch and subject for that high key background.
The large version is a must see,
Well done . . . laugh

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 16, 2018 at 4:51 PM

This high key presentation is very cool. This is one that needs to be viewed large to appreciate the remarkable detail in the feathers. Perfect comp, I like this! devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 16, 2018 at 9:00 PM

Really nice detail in the blacks in this on Dennis and that HK BG really makes them shine. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 18, 2018 at 5:11 PM

Very nice high key image showing the dark plumage well Dennis, I might crop a sliver off the top here. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 18, 2018 at 7:44 PM

Superb job on the dark plumage here. This really needs to be seen large to savor all the color and textures. I am generally not a fan of high key but it works very well here.

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