Bird Gallery 2

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted June 26, 20185,596 views3 comments

I decided to keep with the theme of the new gallery this week and post another bird picture. Although I guess I have really not kept with the spirit of the new gallery very well since this is actually a captive bird, and not just another wild bird on a man-made object. This was taken at the Arizona/Sonora Desert Museum in Tuscon Arizona. There were several captive hummingbirds nesting at the end of April when we were there. Canon 60D, f10, 1/100 sec, iso 1600, 100-400 ISLii at 400 mm, cropped to about 75%. I reduced the noise quite a bit in the BG using Gaussian blur. Thanks for your thoughts.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 26, 2018 at 12:28 PM

Very cool, Ed. I didn't encounter the hummingbirds when I was there a few years ago. This is very nice. It's not often you get a chance to shoot a nest without worrying about endangering the brood. Excellent detail and composition.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on July 11, 2018 at 8:26 PM

Captive or not Ed, this is a real nice shot! Nice use of that Gaussian blur for the background. I use it myself sometimes.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 9, 2018 at 4:39 AM

Missed this one before - very nice!
Interesting nest with the bits of fuzz and leaves.
The bird could use a bit more sharpening, and - if it were mine - I'd clone out that bit of lichen behind her head.
I like this a LOT.
Sandy

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