Mockingbird Having Lunch

Gallery: AvianPosted May 18, 20183,900 views7 comments

This was taking right outside my window with Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 300 mm L 2.8 at f6.7, 1/500, ISO 500 on tripod with gimbal head. Edited in Lightroom and NIK. Cropped to 76% of original. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks for viewing.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 18, 2018 at 6:51 PM

Love the attitude and fearlessness of these birds. Well done! I am thinking a touch more DOF would have kept the feet and lower abdomen in focus, but good as is.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 18, 2018 at 9:25 PM

I like the head-on pose in this, Shirley. Sharpness, exposure and background are all nice. I think I'd crop the bottom pretty much up to the low end of the perch as that part of the image feels like it's not doing much.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 20, 2018 at 8:55 AM

Hi Shirley,

The look is intense! I always will lobby for more DOf, but your lens settings enabled you to snag an excellent BG for the shot. Well done.............................Jim

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 20, 2018 at 12:09 PM

Very nice image of this Mockingbird! Great pose. I love the bg.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on May 20, 2018 at 3:17 PM

Shirley this is a great shot. I love how he is looking right at you. Catching him with his lunch in his mouth is a nice touch too.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 20, 2018 at 5:27 PM

Superb pose and attitude. I think you could brighten up the bird a bit which would make it pop a lot more. I also agree with Dennis about the crop. The eye contact and the bug are a real plus.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 23, 2018 at 12:12 AM

I like it a lot Shirley. Brave bird to take a bite of the spider, good thing it didn't bite back. Great pose and BG here.

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