Grounded With A Pine Grosbeak.

[Daniel Cadieux]

It doesn't matter if it's a plover, sandpiper, waxwing, duck, goose, gull, grouse or grosbeak....if it's on the ground then I'm on the ground too photographing it!!:S3: A couple of these birds were busy feeding on berries fallen to the ground. This particualr individual foraged to with 12 incnes of my grounded elbow...

Canon 7D + 100-400L @275mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/200s., f/6.3, ISO 400 (settings histogram checked), natural light, handheld, slight crop for comp, a few highlights in the BG toned down via low opacity clone stamp, and the FG darkend via burn tool.


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[Grace Scalzo]

I would lighten the dark spots in the oof foreground and be happy. Love the look he's giving you and that bg is like a lovely watercolor.

[John Cooper]

Yes Daniel you have certainly achieved your low perspective for this one providing a nice soft BG to portray the Grosbeak. Sharp, good HA and exposure.

[Jack Breakfast]

You are a lucky man! You really are! And you took that luck and did something lovely with it! Well done on all counts.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

always like the nice low angle. I like the food in the mouth too

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the details, low angle, eye contact and BG. Well done Daniel!

[Satish Ranadive]

Daniel Sir:
Wonderful sharpness,colors and beautiful BG.
Love the low angle,exposure,lights,pose with food in mouth and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Raymond Lee]

Beautiful composition. Nice low POV and great job eliminating any distracting elements. Really love the soft colour and sharp details on the bird.

[Shawn Zierman]

Very nice! What I enjoy most about the image is the light quality, image design, and perfect sharpening.
Nice little "lay to the land" in this one too.

[Doug Schurman]

Very nice Daniel. I love the perspective.

Amazing that is came within 12 inches of you. Great job on the sharpening. I love the feather detail.

[David Salem]

Nice job getting that close. Exposed well and nice detail. Great low angle and BG. Nice work.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,good low angle,like the BG,nice lighting.thanks.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Daniel, very nice! Indeed, your low angle shots are always pleasing. This one is wonderful as well. The slight head angle and open beak really add to it. How do you get these guys to get so close?

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks all!! Miguel, this species is naturally quite tame and easy to approach when done slowly (as are the waxwings). I did not, however, imagine this individual would wander so close as to almost hop over my elbow!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, excellent low angle, and love the inquisitive glance whilst feeding. The light looks nice and soft, and I really like the overall colours through the entire image. Did I mention how sharp this is. Congrats on a fine image.

[Greg Oakley]

Beautiful detail in this Daniel. Great pose and nice low angle as well,
Cheers, Greg

[ArabindaDebnath]

Nice low angle.Beautiful bg and details. Superb image.