A freshly minted Bullocks Oriole

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There was a little soft light this morning and I sat near the feeders for a while, with some luck. I thought the stray feather was a cute touch.

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Light was a little brighter today, with dappled light coming through some trees on the hill about a hundred feet away so I was able to get the SS to 1/250 sec. The usual sturdy tripod. Shadows lifted a bit in LR; into PS for Topaz Denoise (Low Light defaults) and a some slight dodging and burning with masked curves. Slight crop.

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Diane - beautiful soft light, perfect pose and detail, and very complimentary BG.
Can’t think of the slightest suggestion for any alterations!

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Beautiful image Diane. Love the pose with the raised tail and head turn toward us. Light looks great to me. I also like that stray feather behind the head. Well done.

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Beautiful, Diane. Great pose, perch and eye contact. I always like a stray feather. Very well done.

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Thanks, @SandyR-B, @Allen_Sparks and @Dennis_Plank! I wasn’t sure if the stray feather would work for most people. He was curious and cooperative and I got some poses of his other side that I’ll post later.

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What a beauty. Excellent detail and color. Nice pose and perch and I like the complementary background colors.

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Hi Diane
Ok what are you paying these Orioles. Very nice work.
Peter

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Thanks, @Allen_Brooks and @Peter_Morrissey! Peter – Welch’s Grape Jelly. They love it! A neighbor was putting out high-end orange marmalade and complaining that she wasn’t attracting many. I told her to try the jelly. She put out a dish of each and said they ignored the marmalade and went for the jelly! And oranges are part of their normal diet.