Plain Chachalaca

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11-11-2018, 04:57 PM
Bill Dix

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Plain Chachalaca

From Martin Ranch, TX, this time last year.

D500, 80-400 VR @ 85mm, ISO 800, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual.
11-11-2018, 07:15 PM
annmpacheco

Nothing plain about this chachalaca Bill, IQ, detail, and BG colors are all terrific. I would wish for more room in front of the bird but with such a long tail, maybe you didn't have the pixels. Looks really good!
11-11-2018, 11:24 PM
Isaac Grant

Pretty shot Bill on a beautiful perch. Really like how the lines of the bird seem to extend the lines of the perch. Light was a bit harsh but very nice overall.
11-12-2018, 08:31 AM
Tobie Schalkwyk

A stranger in my books so TFS Bill! I think a lighter BG would have accentuated the bird a little better but that's not something you've had control over!
11-12-2018, 05:57 PM
John Mack

Really like the perch with the vegetation. The pose and background are great. Well done.
11-13-2018, 01:29 AM
Dorian Anderson

Great looking shot! Love that we can see his red throat patch. Loads of greta detail. I was just birding in the valley this week, and I heard a lot
of good things about this place.
11-13-2018, 05:56 AM
Arthur Morris

Well done in relatively harsh light. A bit off the top would better balance the image design. Ditto Dorian on the throat patch. Was the perch part of the set-up?

with love, artie
11-13-2018, 05:57 AM
Arthur Morris

Quote:

Originally Posted by annmpacheco

Nothing plain about this chachalaca Bill, IQ, detail, and BG colors are all terrific. I would wish for more room in front of the bird but with such a long tail, maybe you didn't have the pixels. Looks really good!

Hi Ann, I am confused by this: "... wish for more room in front of the bird."

artie
11-13-2018, 10:36 AM
annmpacheco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthur Morris

Hi Ann, I am confused by this: "... wish for more room in front of the bird."

artie

Me too, I didn't have my browser open, expanded so it looked too tight in the frame. It looks just right!
11-13-2018, 11:31 AM
Bill Dix

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthur Morris

Well done in relatively harsh light. A bit off the top would better balance the image design. Ditto Dorian on the throat patch. Was the perch part of the set-up?

with love, artie

Thanks Artie. This was taken from a blind, but the perch is naturally growing vegetation. I agree about the light. By the time we had our fill of Caracaras at a different blind, the Texas sun had gotten high and bright.

Dorian, the Martin Ranch is a good location for Crested Caracaras and Harris's Hawks, and occasional other raptors. Also check out Laguna Seca Ranch, where we saw more species.
11-13-2018, 02:36 PM
Arthur Morris

Quote:

Originally Posted by annmpacheco

Me too, I didn't have my browser open, expanded so it looked too tight in the frame. It looks just right!

Been there, done that! :wave:

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11-13-2018, 02:38 PM
Arthur Morris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Dix

Thanks Artie. This was taken from a blind, but the perch is naturally growing vegetation.

Thanks Bill. Assuming that the perch was uncut naturally occurring vegetation that is what you call a bush in the right place!

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11-13-2018, 05:34 PM
Dorian Anderson

Yeah, I know about Laguna Seca and Santa Clara. I just have a hard time stomaching $250 a day to shoot......

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Dix

Thanks Artie. This was taken from a blind, but the perch is naturally growing vegetation. I agree about the light. By the time we had our fill of Caracaras at a different blind, the Texas sun had gotten high and bright.

Dorian, the Martin Ranch is a good location for Crested Caracaras and Harris's Hawks, and occasional other raptors. Also check out Laguna Seca Ranch, where we saw more species.