Evening Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted July 7, 201817,794 views3 comments

I had both a male and this female come to my new small bathing pond yesterday. I have a couple of misters hooked to the supply for the drip through a timer and one of them was on when she came in. I liked the effect.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 435 mm, tripod with ball head & sidekick, f/8, 1/400, iso 1600, aperture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 17 MP. Taken at 8:55 am on July 6th.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 7, 2018 at 9:59 AM

I like the pose and the detail is great-a real nice look at the Grosbeak. The water droplets on the bird is a nice addition.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 8, 2018 at 2:47 PM

It's a great look at the female Grosbeak with a good head turn and nice soft light. For me the many marks from the mist are a distraction because there are just so many of them, they don't look like rain. Maybe using a very slow shutter speed would have provided an interesting result. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 8, 2018 at 6:11 PM

Yes Dennis, an interesting effect; provides texture to the excellent image of this bird. The detail, head turn, pose and perch are all wonderful. I would however like to see the bird without the mist. I had one of these last year at my feeder but it was not very cooperative.

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