Speckled Pigeon

[Stu Bowie]

The old name of this fellow was Rock Dove. I posted this guy a little while back but with a different comp and pose. This was captured in the Pilanesberg National Park in early morning light. The BG is a distant mountain.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +1.4 TC = 420mm
1/1600
F/5.6
ISO 800

Hand held

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light, BG and a nice pose have come together to create a sharp beautiful scene

TFS

[Charles Jorgensen]

That's a great shot, Stuart. I haven't often thought of these as beauty's but your image confirms that they are.

[keith mitchell]

Stuart your Dove fits onto that nice BG,excellent sharpness and clarity, great shot.

Cheers Keith.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Stu I have a few images of these birds but none come close to this - such beautiful light - great shot.

[Joseph Przybyla]

What wonderful light to show off this beautiful bird. About as perfect as an image can be, great detail and colors, perfect perch, complimentary background. Thank you for sharing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very appealing image here Stu. The light is very good, as are the perch and pose. A minor tweak, if I may, is to either remove the small twig clipped by the bottom edge, or extend it to look squarely cut. All else looks A1!!

[David Salem]

Wow!! way better than the thumbnail looks. That's the kind of light you wanna shoot in. Just beautiful Stuart.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Really lovely light! not used to that kind of light in CR! lovely bird and with nice pose. TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for all the feedback everyone. Always appreciated.

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image of spectacular tack sharp Pigeon in wonderful lights. Absolutely superb color pallet. Beautiful lookback pose and composition.
Love the frame, Stuart Sir. TFS.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

What great you had here, Stuart, and I love the pose and the perch. If it were mine, I'd consider a crop past the first "bump" on the perch and then some off of the left. It cuts off some of the angle, and I think you may like it even better.

[Stu Bowie]

I'd consider a crop past the first "bump" on the perch and then some off of the left. It cuts off some of the angle, and I think you may like it even better.

Thanks Marina. Here is what I think you had in mind, and I took a bit off the bottom to go back to Dan's suggestion - works for me.

[John Robinson]

Yes all been said. Love the way the perch comes in and goes out of shot. very nice. (Bird spot on too !!)
John

[Richard Flack]

Cracker light, pose, BG and detail here Stu! Well done!

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Perfect frame, Stuart. Like everything about this image including your final crop.




Geoffrey

[Bill Dix]

Gorgeous light, superb IQ, great pose, colors, perch. I had a similar thought about the crop, and your repost nails it.

[christopher galeski]

excellent image Stuart,sharp great detail,nice BG and perch,good light,well done.nearly forgot,great pose.

[gail bisson]

Killer light Stuart! Something I did not have during my entire time in Botswana:-(
I prefer the comp of the OP as I like the lines the perch creates.
Love this one,
Gail