Black Phoebe

Posted by SantaFeJoe on Fri Aug 22, 2014 9:29 am

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A Black Phoebe at Bosque del Apache in the late afternoon as it rested between catching mosquitoes. An early March photo.
Nikon D700, Nikon 500f4, 1.4TC,f4@1/2000 sec.
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by Karl Egressy on Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:30 pm

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Nice pose and background, Joe.

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by rbielefeld on Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:31 pm

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Nice head turn and catchlight of some nice warm light. Pleasing image.

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by David J. Bogener on Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:14 pm

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Nice image Joe. Nice light, exposure and detail. I am never certain how to compose these over the shoulder poses and would probably have composed with the bird further right.

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by SantaFeJoe on Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:18 am

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David J. Bogener wrote: I am never certain how to compose these over the shoulder poses and would probably have composed with the bird further right.

Thanks, all, for your comments and input!

David,the reason I chose to basically center the eye horizontally, was to leave room in the direction the Phoebe was likely to fly off, while giving the weight of the stare room to the left within the image. This is probably my favorite pose for birds and, you are right, it is a toss-up in choosing how to compose this type of image.

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