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    These are back for the season and starting to color up.



    E-3 708 mm Exposure Time 1/320 sec Aperture f/9 ISO Equivalent 200
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    You've actually got a Mountain Bluebird here Kim, a very nice capture despite the bright lighting conditions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nate Chappell View Post
    You've actually got a Mountain Bluebird here Kim, a very nice capture despite the bright lighting conditions.
    You are correct. I knew that no rusted chest but had a brain lapse. Thank you LOL
    Last edited by Kim Rollins; 04-03-2009 at 12:17 AM.

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    Super BG and I like the perch Kim, although maybe a bit less of it. I would desat the bird a little. There is a lot of noise all over the image- not sure where it's from with ISO 200 used. Optimum head angle would be a CW rotation so eye contact is there.

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    What a beautiful bird !
    The subject stands out really well on this colourful BG. So, what is it ?
    On the whole image, I can see a grainy texture...not really noise but something unusual.

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    Sharp. Loverly BKGR. Too bright and see the Head Angle Police thread in Educational Resources.
    I am OK with the BLUE sat but would love to see it denser.
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    I would maybe crop a little off the top and bottom. Image does seem noisy but this still is a pleasing image!

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    Folks -

    Thanks to you all for your critiques.

    Here is a repost with some NR. Saturated a bit of bird.I reduced saturation of the peach color too. That color came somehow from the way the sun was coming up that morning, reduction of saturation of it presents problems as the field behind the bird is actually dried meadow grass and thousands of cow pies. As saturation is taken down dark spots (cow pies) show through. Selective final sharpening.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Thonnaksar NOP View Post
    What a beautiful bird !
    The subject stands out really well on this colourful BG. So, what is it ?
    On the whole image, I can see a grainy texture...not really noise but something unusual.
    Sar -
    The background is a field with thousands of cow pies it in. They had wintered the cattle there and it was not a pretty sight. That and the sun that morning made the color.

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    I like the colours in this, and although I dont know the species, the blue looks fine to me. Your repost is much better with regards to the NR, and I would him down a bit more. Still, well captured.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart Bowie View Post
    I like the colours in this, and although I dont know the species, the blue looks fine to me. Your repost is much better with regards to the NR, and I would him down a bit more. Still, well captured.
    Thanks Stuart.
    Nate has corrected my OP and it is a Mountain Blue Bird. I spent last week in Klamath Basin and watched and correctly ID-ed hundreds of them then.
    Sheesh! My mind went "out toward Aunt Mary's peach orchard" I guess and I do not know what I was think and maybe I was not thinking when I made the post.

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    The respost is much better, Kim !
    Still love that BG...

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