Mockery 2.0

[Brian Sump]

I had posted a photo of a Mockingbird last fall I believe from the Santa Clara Ranch in S. Texas. Here is another one on a different perch.

R5
600mm
Tripod
ISO 4000
1/1600
f7.1

LR and PS. Evicted a couple leaves coming up in bottom and an ugly stick tip in the perch.

[Dorian Anderson]

Details on the bird are excellent -- especially at ISO 4000 -- and I love the complementary glow of the green shades. Open beak adds interest. Little green leaves are really interesting and add some awesome texture. Everything a set-up shot should be. Gotta love the proximity and the naked 600!

[Volkan Akgul]

hi Brian,

relaxing and beautiful photo. I love the greens. I was wondering if her eye color was that light.


Congratulations

[Brian Sump]

Thank you both for the comments!

Dorian, yes the bare 600mm is just awesome. I don't notice much difference with the 840mm though, personally.

Volkan, appreciate you sir. Yes, the eyes are definitely lighter on this species. I usually give them a little boost but not a lot.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Brian a perfect set up shot , IMHO .
I do like the pose and the open beak adding a bit of interest .
Nice colors and tones , might burn the leafs of the perch to make the bird even pop more

Nice one and TFS Andreas

[Kurt Bowman]

Great pose with he open beak Brian! Love the setup on this one and great BG. Nicely done sir!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice one! Not much better could have been had as everything gelled together. One of these showed up a couple of weeks ago up here - a rarity for us - which got the birders and bird photographers excited for a couple of days before it left town. Of course I was busy at my day job!

[Arthur Morris]

I love the soft, open colors, the open bill, and the overall airiness of the image.

with love, artie