Save the women and children. The world is about to end. I am posting my second bird photograph in the same week. I have crossed over to the dark side. I am a bird photographer. Is there a cure? Help!
I guess a little explanation is in order. As many of you know, I have often said that I am not a good photographer of birds. It seems the only shot of a bird that I get is one of their “south end when they are heading north.” This pose does not make for a lot of great bird shots. I really admire people who have the patience and skill to get really good bird photographs. I am not one of those people.
This image landed in my lap. I was setting in our back yard playing with my 300mm f/4 lens with a 1.7 teleconverter attached (trying to see the amount of depth of field that I would get at various f-stops) when this young lady landed on a branch about 10 feet from me. Realizing that I was not a very good birder, she was very patient with me. She sat there while I took about twenty shots. She finally got tired of me and off she went.
It wasn’t until after she left that I realized that I had not gotten a model release from her.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, 300mm f/4 with a 1.7 teleconverter attached, shot at ISO 800, f/8 and 1/250 of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom— set white and black points, adjusted white balance and added clarity and vibrance.
Photoshop—used onOne PhotoFrame to add edge treatment.
Beautiful shot Patrick!
ReplyDeleteI love the somewhat muted colors in this shot and the great sharpness of the subject! I see Open Gold in the future for this one!
Well done!
Barry
I agree with Barry, and excellent bird shot. I really like the way the major bird color is repeated in background. If it were a studio shot I don't see how you could have picked a better background.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding. Nothing more needs to be said.
ReplyDeleteTim
I agree with Larry and Barry, the muted colors and the softness of the background make this a very good photograph. Although her colors are muted, her sharpness compared to the background makes her jump off the page. Good job. I think this is all you should photograph from here on.
ReplyDeleteTed
You still got the southbound end of her, but managed to get her to wink at you with her eye for a change.
ReplyDeleteNice shot Larry.
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