Mourning Dove Portrait.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Taken from m car, this individual was perched atop a post, with a dry grass field as the background. It had just stopped raining, with remnant water beads still remaining on the dove's back.

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4 TC III, manual exposure,e valuative metering, 1/320s., f/8, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, FF, deepened the blacks via burn tool.

[gail bisson]

Very nice portrait with your standard excellent IQ. Perfect HA.
The BG color is a bit unusual and compliments the bird nicely (the orange matches the orange in the neck perfectly!).
I really like the water drops on the back.
A common bird beautifully photographed,
Gail

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet bird, sweet BKGR, and sweet photo. Given how common they are across North America it is surprising how difficult it is to make an excellent image -- like this one.

with love, artie

[John Mack]

Very nice. Great background love the raindrops on the back. Good detail.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Image. Nice soft feel. I like the background and the water droplets.

TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, I'm glad you pointed your lens towards this subject. We tend to bypass them as being 'common', but a lot of Doves and Pigeons are very attractive, and in flight too. I like the leaning forward pose, nice soft light, and excellent detail throughout.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice portrait, beautiful complimenting colors on the dove and background. Techs spot on as always. Hard to accept that in some parts of the US these birds are hunted. Thank you for sharing, Dan.