Male Evening Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted July 8, 201815,878 views3 comments

Without the mister this time. This was a bit later in the same session as the female and it's on the opposite side of the small upper pool. The bottom of the frame is the front of the pool which I molded out of hyper-tufa. When it's out of focus, the material tends to pick up some highlights, but I like the way it looks in focus.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 484 mm, tripod with ball head and Sidekick, f/10, 1/800, iso 1600, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Full frame. Taken at 9:37 am on July 6th.

The whites on the wings are interesting. They weren't blown out in the raw file, but nothing I tried would bring out significant texture in them without making them look abnormally gray.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated.

Thanks,

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3 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 8, 2018 at 10:20 PM

I'd say one of the more attractive birds we get to see in the NW. Nice head turn and eye level look. Good detail and stands out well against the background.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on July 9, 2018 at 5:33 PM

A good close up of this very attractive bird. Really like the colors and details. Too bad about the white feathers, but I have had that happen also. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 9, 2018 at 6:35 PM

Your pond set up is working very well Dennis. It looks quite natural. This is a nice pose any fits in well with your artificial environment. If I hadn't known about your pond I would not be able to tell. The only thing I can suggest with the blown white plumage would be to find another image with appropriately exposed plumage and try to fit it in that area. It must have just caught the sun in a way that prevented you from doing the appropriate postprocessing.

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