Painted Bunting Male

[bill kominsky]

My first Painted Bunting ever, taken at Okeeheelee Park with my Canon MK-2-N.

ISO=1000 at f/8 and believe it or not 1/30th of a sec. at +0.3 EXP. COMP. and 500MM-L

Thanking all who come to visit and your comments are appreciated.

Bill :)

[Jim Poor]

Hi Bill,

Nice colors. I'm still waiting to get a good image of one of these little critters.

If you have extra frame left over, I'd like to see the bird moved lower and left just a touch, but only if it can be done without crowding the tail too much.

The BG looks a bit noisy but that can be taken care of pretty simply.

[Joanna Trescott]

Beautiful image. Great colors and head turn. I, too, have tried many times to get a clean image of one of these fast moving birds. I would darken the limb and the whites in the BG..

[Linda Robbins]

Lovely pose and great color. It's not often these little speedsters sit still long enough for 1/30th of a sec! I think Joanna's idea of darkening the limb would be good for this image. Nice capture!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Bill. I find the perch big for the subject, and the BG noisy. Excellent shrpness for that shutter speed! I am envious that you get to photograph this species... :-)