Spotted Towhee

Rohirrim

Found this guy by the lake not too far from my house. First time I've seen one.


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Thank you for looking. Comments, critque, suggestions for improvement always welcome.

vandana

great shots, Steve as usual ! especially like the 1st two - great eyes there. the last one looks a little duller/flatter than the rest..

Thusie

That is sharp in every way. How you get so much detail in the blacks and the white so good 'together' is very cool

Rohirrim

vandana wrote:

great shots, Steve as usual ! especially like the 1st two - great eyes there. the last one looks a little duller/flatter than the rest..

Thank you Vandana. You're right about the 3rd shot, I didn't notice that until you said something. Thanks

Rohirrim

Thusie wrote:

That is sharp in every way. How you get so much detail in the blacks and the white so good 'together' is very cool

Thank you Thusie. The black and white birds can be difficult. It's a little easier this time of year with the sun low on the horizan. If it was mid-day summer the whites get blown out easier. Generally I shoot the black and white ones with either 0 to -1/3 exposure compensation. Trying to keep the whites as far to the right on the histogram without overexposing them. Then fix the darks in post processing.

Thanks for taking the time to post.

Steve Cavigliano

Very nice Steve

A beautiful little bird. You caught some nice poses and lighting on him. I liked the muted colors in the BG of the first two shots. But, I have to admit, that snow BG ain't half bad either


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dallas

Little birds
Steve, you set the bar high to achieve the perfect exposure of black next to white. The biggest problem in any situation to get that perfect balance. You've got the touch. I like the first best, but all are above standard.

BigAl

Another super series Steve! I really like #2

Rohirrim

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Very nice Steve

A beautiful little bird. You caught some nice poses and lighting on him. I liked the muted colors in the BG of the first two shots. But, I have to admit, that snow BG ain't half bad either


Steve

Thanks Steve, I appreciate you taking the time to post a response.

Rohirrim

dallas wrote:

Steve, you set the bar high to achieve the perfect exposure of black next to white. The biggest problem in any situation to get that perfect balance. You've got the touch. I like the first best, but all are above standard.

Thank you William. I really appreciate your comments.

Rohirrim

BigAl wrote:

Another super series Steve! I really like #2

Thank you Al, I appreciate you taking the time to post a reply.