Dicksissel at Sunrise

[Dave Phillips]

Was out before sunrise and was going down the highway just as the
sun broke the eastern horizon........soon there was Dicksissel activity in the fields. This was taken about 7:15

ISO 800, f/9, 1/1250, +.33 ev, 400mm w/1.4x

Thank you for continued input.....much appreciated

[Raymond Barlow]

excellent shot Dave! One day I am gonna head south for a visit.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lovely lighting in this image Dave and a very pleasing composition. Good detail and nice eye contact and a beautiful clean BG with wonderful graduated coloring. Congrats on a very striking image.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful image, Dave. I like the colors of the bird, perch, and bg. (You might want to clean up those dust spots in the upper left. )

[Dave Phillips]

thank you friends...
Grace, thanks.....I am so embarrassed I missed those spots.


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[Ed Erkes]

Sweet Light! Great Image!!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find, details and BG. I might decrease the yellows a couple of points, just a bit though.

[Doug Brown]

Lovely photo Dave. Great composition and sharpness. I agree with Axel that desaturating the yellows a little will help bring out the detail in them.

[billymoore]

Dave, I do like the detail and background, very pleasing....now I will have to go looking for these.

[Dave Phillips]

Great find, details and BG. I might decrease the yellows a couple of points, just a bit though.

Lovely photo Dave. Great composition and sharpness. I agree with Axel that desaturating the yellows a little will help bring out the detail in them.

thanks for input Axel and Doug. Actually the yellow breast was much hotter than presented and have desat
yellow a good bit already. Will try a bit more though....that morning first light is very colorful it seems

[Dan O'Leary]

I like this very much. The BG is fabulous but everything about it is great - pose, light, perch, etc. I'd only like to see a bit more of the tail feathers. The morning dew on the leaves adds to it.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Everyone else said it all. Fine shot all around. Gotta love that sweet early light.

[Gus Cobos]

Great capture Dave,
Nice composition and exposure. The colors on your bird are nice and rich. and the details are razor sharp...congrats...:D

[Gayle Clement]

This is excellent, Dave. I love these birds and have never been able to get that near to one. That soft morning light is excellent.

[Sid Garige]

Dave,

Like the way you included vegetation at left bottom. Very nice job,.

[Freddy Franzella]

Fantastic image! the exposure,lighting, colors and detail! well done!