Another image from our Christmas trip to Bosque. This greater roadrunner was one of a pair foraging late in the afternoon. It was crossing the road back and forth, often going between vehicles that had stopped to watch some cranes. I was able to get some good closeups, and liked this image for both the head-turn, and the raised tail and crest. I didn’t realize they had patches of blue in their crest (not sure if it was the light).
A very nice pose, Govind. It’s always amazing to me how so many people at places like Bosque get focused on the major species and seem to ignore everything else. I think I’d desaturate the background quite a bit. It may be accurate, but it just looks too gaudy for my taste.
Thanks for the feedback, Dennis. I didn’t add too much saturation to the original, but perhaps that is too high Here’s a more desaturated version. Let me know if this looks better.
Love the detail and color you magaged to bring out Govind, especially the color in the tail. I think following Dennis’ suggestions renders a better image. Nice shot.
Always love seeing roadrunners, and I really like the iridescence in the crest and the tail. Bird is very sharp. I agree with Dennis regarding the background. I’d also crop about 80% of the road off, and I think the image would be improved if the roadrunner had turned its head to the right so that its eye is not partially in shadow .
Complimentary background colors and nice angle of light to show off that iridescence on the tail. Normally I would try and avoid including manmade objects like a road, but hey this is a ROAD runner.
Thank you all for your feedback. I wasn’t sure if I should take out the road as I thought it would make this too tight. Looks like I might take out at least part of it.
