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Jim Crosswell
06-08-2011, 07:51 PM
Another image from the backyard setup series. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 400
f/9
1/1000s
Tripod
Grace Scalzo
06-08-2011, 08:03 PM
Nice perch, Jim. :w3

Love the view of his beautiful back. It looks like velvet.
Ofer Levy
06-08-2011, 08:18 PM
Now you're talking!! Superb image!! The interesting perch and excellent sharpness and detail put this over the top!
dankearl
06-08-2011, 08:19 PM
A postcard, very nice. Maybe a bit more room at the top, but just quibbling, about perfect in my opinion.
Sidharth Kodikal
06-08-2011, 08:32 PM
Amazing pose, perch, sharpness and dof. Very very well done.
Congrats Jim. This is an excellent image.
Robert Holguin
06-08-2011, 09:06 PM
Excellent shot. Lovley perch, the sharpness on the bird is superb, and the pose is wonderful. Very well done.
DarrenMcKenna
06-08-2011, 09:07 PM
Very nice image, very vivid.
Randy Stout
06-08-2011, 09:11 PM
Jim:

Very well constructed image, with beautiful perch, attractive bird, good pose, neutral background.

I like that the left flower isn't cut off at the bottom.

I might try the slightest upward adjustment in the blacks on the shoulder area to reveal a tiny bit more detail, but excellent as is.

Cheers

Randy
Julie Brown
06-08-2011, 10:20 PM
Jim, this is a lovely composition. I might give it a little more room at the top. These are such pretty birds, and you handled the exposure very well. That orange is dazzling!:c3:
Dumay de Boulle
06-09-2011, 01:33 AM
WOW!!! What a perch, and the IQ ad BG are exceptional...Must be great to get images like this and not even have to leave the house:t3...Great stuff Jim:S3:
RakeshDhareshwar
06-09-2011, 04:13 AM
Beautiful details on this one . Love the way you have controlled the oranges and the black !!! :S3:
BenBotha
06-09-2011, 09:13 AM
It is just one of those images where everything is VWD. I cant add anything to the comments.
Jim Crosswell
06-09-2011, 10:07 AM
Thanks everyone for the kind comments.
Kaustubh Deshpande
06-09-2011, 11:26 AM
Jim, stunning indeed. you've handled the blacks, oranges and whites so well....loved the deep blacks here. Wonderful image design.

I think a little room below will help...that flower is too close to that edge, I feel. And then may be some more room on top to balance.
Herb Houghton
06-09-2011, 05:32 PM
Beautiful image Jim. I like the sharp flowery perch and great BGD.