Painted Bunting on Lantana

[Alan Murphy]

Painted Bunting

Galveston, TX

D800, 600, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1600

One of the setups I did yesterday.

[Don Nelson]

Outstanding! Love the colors of the perch with the bunting

[Bradley James]

I love this shot Alan and its probably one of your best setups. I love the OOF elements in the image that create depth and make for a more natural looking scene. Very nice work as always

[John Robinson]

See why its called "painted " bunting Alan Certainly an eye catching shot. I agree the elements other than the bird make for a better setting.
JohnR

[Richard Flack]

Beautiful bird and image Alan. Amazing colours! Just IMO a bit of a pity that the tail is obscured.

[Ashley Cohen]

Wonderful, colourful image.

[Bill Dix]

Sweet! A term oft overused, but certainly applies to this one. Wonderful colors, perch.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Alan, what a lovely colourful setting, from the bunting and surrounding flowers. I feel the central placement works well.

[Daniel Cadieux]

What a beautiful setup to go with this beautiful bird! Great look-back pose. I'd be tempted to lower the luminosity of the three oof flowers in front of the face, but an oh-so appealing image!!

[Binu John]

Outstanding shot, Alan! I love this setup! The bird is beautiful and the perch compliments it well! Love the pose, HA, oof flowers and the background!

[arash_hazeghi]

wonderful pose, colors, details and a gorgeous perch. I have a bit mixed feelings about the OOF flowers in the BG, I wish they were a bit farther from the bird

[David Salem]

I actually like the OOF flowers in the BG and I was going to point out that this shot is one of one your more natural looking set up shots. The OOF flowers making it that. The balance is beautiful and I love the colors and detail. Well done Alan

[Lorant Voros]

I guess the OOF flower is a very personal thing here. I wish it wasn't there or if it was farther from the bird. Colors are magic and the perfection has your signature all over it. Well done as always.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image with beautiful colors, lovely perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect comp and bg, nice work.