Mourning Dove

[Diane Miller]

Shot this dove this morning. It was thinking about approaching the feeders and parked in the one clean spot in the tree just off our deck, and it didn't spook while I (slowly and carefully) moved my tripod about a foot to get a clearer view. I'm always conflicted about smaller in the frame subjects because I love showing the detail, but I thought this branch was a good setting, and I don't find many opportunities to show the environment. This is just out of LR -- I would add more canvas on top and probably pull out a little more detail on the breast in PS, but no more time to process for a almost week.

Canon 5D Mk III, 600mm II + 1.4X III. Big Gitzo with Wimberley II. ISO 800, f/11, 1/800 sec. No crop. Basic LR adjustments only.

C&C always appreciated.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Nice, clear shot wth nice BG, Diane! We tend to take these birds for granted because they're all around us but they're still beautiful and worthy of a snap.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Raybel Robles]

Beautiful image! I like the composition of the image with the interesting perch leading to the bird on top. Great shot!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Diane perhaps this is a common specie but nevertheless is a really lovely one. Very nice clean BG and pose.

[Marina Scarr]

What a super frame, Diane. I just love the perch here and the pose along with it works so well. I would tone down the brightness of this one just a tad.

[Rob Melone]

Super composition and capture Diane. Love the perch and overall soft tones and nice positioning for the bg. It's a work of art with an oriental look to it!

[Diane Miller]

Thanks, everyone! I'll have a look at exposure, Marina.

I'd love to remove the OOF branch at the bottom left, too. May have to prune some of the branches it crosses but should be doable.