Mourning Dove portrait

[Ken Childs]

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/BPN/IMG_7081-Edit.jpg

Canon EOS REBEL XT
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm
Manual mode
1/250"
F8
ISO: 200
Canon 430EX: On, Fired
LR & PS CS3

Perched near one of my feeders.

[Randy Stout]

Ken:

Always one of my favorite birds, so soft and subtle.
Nice look back head angle. The eye looks pretty sharp, the beak a bit less so.
There are some unusual marks in the feathers on the right wing, as if some work had been done there.

I might consider trying a version with the saturation lowered a smidge, so that the background isn't quite so intensely lime green. Just personal taste.

If you have the canvas, I also might try a bit off the top, and a little added to the right.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Ed Schneider]

Nice Ken, love the BKGR colors & sharp eye, but agree with Randy on some of the OOF plummage. These birds can be tough for some reason (at least for me!). BTW, where's Mifflin?

Ed

[Ken Childs]

As always, thanks for the suggestions. I didn't do anything to the wings so it must just be some ruffled feathers.

Mifflin is about 15 miles ESE from Jackson.

[Mark Adkins]

Very nice. Amazing how cool these birds look up close. I like the pose and focus although the beak is a little soft. BG is nice but maybe not the most complementary color for this bird.

Mark