This was taken from the car in early morning light. Although natural perches are my preference, nothing reveals more of the bird's anatomy than these wire shots, I love the unobstructed view and lack of shadows with these perches. BG is weeds and grasses.
40D...500mm w/ 1.4 tc...f8...1/500
09-05-2008, 05:10 PM
James Salywoda
Perfect hand of man shot Laura great pose beautiful lighting and colors Super !!!!
09-05-2008, 07:20 PM
carole wiley
Great pose, beautiful light and, I don't know why but I am kind of partial to barbed wire.
09-07-2008, 10:28 AM
Gus Cobos
Well done Laura.
I like thesharp details and vibrant colors. The bird is placed just right in frame, and the head angle and eye contact is perfect...goos show...:cool:
09-07-2008, 06:23 PM
Lana Hays
Laura
A beautiful bird. You certainly find the rich BG colors to compliment the birds....and I love the barbed wire. It's just a preference but I might be tempted to move the bird a bit more to the right in the frame. He's not in the center now but I like to give him about 2X the amount of room to look into as what's behind. With his head a leaning a bit forward I want to give him that room. Well done on an outstanding image.
09-07-2008, 09:08 PM
Judy Lynn Malloch
Excellent capture Laura with wonderful color and so sharp right down to it's feet. Excellent detail and a killer BG.
09-08-2008, 08:24 PM
Maxis Gamez
Hi Laura,
lovely light, pose and composition. You have a winner here!
09-10-2008, 11:17 AM
Juan Aragonés
Terrific light and a lot of detaiuls in the plumage. love that green BG and the way it compliments the blue feathers of this beauty. Very well done Laura
10-20-2008, 07:44 PM
Aidan Briggs
Wonderful light. I love the BG and colors. Nicely done!!