Eastern Bluebird Action

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Eastern Bluebird Action
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Enjoyable bird to shoot because of its bright colors.

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Canon 5dsr with 100x400x1.4 lens at f-14, 1/1000 sec and iso 1000.

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Hi John,

This is very colorful and the bluebird taking off from a perch provides context for the action. I wish the BG was not as busy and also wish for more space on the left. Very nice pose and I do like the blues with the warm tones of the surrounding area. Well done…Jim

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I like the take off pose and the colors are very nice. I also like the perch with the moss. I wish the head was sharper - I think you might be able to increase shutter speed to around 1/2500s and use a wider aperture to increase sharpness on the bird in motion.

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Good catch, Wayne. I agree with Jim on the space to the left. The bird has so much energy directed in that direction that it needs more room over there. I also agree with Allen on the shutter speed. Small birds move amazingly fast. In our relatively dark area I have very few images of birds taking off that are were successful-just not enough light most of the year, though I may emulate David Schoen and go with super high iso to see if I can make it work.

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Hi John
Love Blue Birds. Off hand, you would think 1/1000 would produce a nice clean shot. The action and color is great. You could darken or defocus the background. This would give the Blue Bird little more punch.
Peter

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Hi John! What a beautiful photo! It almost doesn’t even look real with all the bright colors! I really love it and with the wings out spread like that you really get more of that beautiful blue color! Great capture!

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Thanks to all for your helpful and informative suggestions. I will redo the shot later today and do a repost. Again, thanks to all for your valuable input.
Wayne

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Re-Post for alternative view to address previous suggestions.

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Hi Wayne. I like the new crop a lot better. Well done.

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Well done John to catch the action. Lovely colors. I kind of liked the first one but could see bit of room added on left side but keeping bg. And agree with the comments opening lens up and using 1/2500 ss or so. I like the nice mossy stump.