Dark-eyed Junco

Posted by Cindy Marple on Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:10 pm

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Dark-eyed Junco, Grey-headed form
Cochise Stronghold, AZ

Here is another form of Dark-eyed Junco from SE AZ. I'd have preferred him up on a rock or other perch but this is a pretty typical place to see these guys!
Canon D30, 500mm, fill flash with bb, tripod
Cropped slightly right and bottom.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:11 pm

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Cindy, lovely pose and exposure. Not crazy about the seed but as you said, it's where you see them. I might crop in so he's a bit bigger in the frame.

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:29 pm

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I didn't actually recognise the seed at first. I like the BG. A little crop wouldn't hurt.

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by LHays on Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:29 am

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I love the bird....beautiful detail and color but I'm not crazy about the seed either.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:40 am

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Sweet shot Cindy, excellent detail and exposure - and you take them where you find them!!

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by Bill Whala on Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:21 am

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Cindy,

This is very nice. I would be happy with it as is.

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by AlexC on Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:07 pm

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Wonderlful little Junco!!!

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In spite of the plethora of seed on the ground it is a very nice image IMO, Well exposed and with excellent detail, a pano crop would work also very nice here, I look the liberty of showing you one option!!, in this way you do away with the excess of seed and BG that add very little to the image!!
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by Wayne Nicholas on Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:03 pm

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I agree with Alan on this one, Cindy. By making a crop to focus on the subject in this one, you lose some of the negative space. With something besides seed in the frame, i.e. a rock in front of or under the bird, I would probably leave as is.

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