Western Bluebird

[Paul A]

Went to a local nature trail the other day and didn't see hardly any birds, on the way out I spotted this guy who was nice enough to strike a pose.:)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/jpaul321/WesternBluebird-dc.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/jpaul321/WesternBluebird13c.jpg

[Rich Brown Photography]

both of these are great but i think they both need a little more contrast and or saturation to help the colors pop out a bit...otherwise they are nice

[dancinec]

Oh man, Paul that is gorgeous, what a capture. I going out for a blue bird. ;-)

[clivingston]

Great shots ,but I agree with viewing the invisible.

[sparker1]

I like them as they are, great shots. I know these guys can be very difficult to capture. I see them a lot, but always flying by.

[reewik]

Great job Paul... I think they should have been my shots...LOL

[Paul A]

both of these are great but i think they both need a little more contrast and or saturation to help the colors pop out a bit...otherwise they are nice

Thanks Richard, I've been critiqued before for lack of contrast, not sure if its my monitor or just my taste. I do like a natural looking bird.:)

[Paul A]

Oh man, Paul that is gorgeous, what a capture. I going out for a blue bird. ;-)

Thanks Dennis; go get em while they are around. Would love to get one flying from the back when the indigo colors stand out.:)

[Paul A]

Great shots ,but I agree with viewing the invisible.

Thanks Chris:)

[T.D.]

Absolutely beautiful! Way to go!!

[superdiver]

WOW...nice detail!

[Paul A]

I like them as they are, great shots. I know these guys can be very difficult to capture. I see them a lot, but always flying by.

Thanks Stan, don't know why but sometimes a bird that usually spooks easily tolerates us. Maybe if their tummies are full and they need a belch or something.:)

[Paul A]

Great job Paul... I think they should have been my shots...LOL

Thanks Eric:)

[Paul A]

Absolutely beautiful! Way to go!!

Thanks Dad:)

[Paul A]

WOW...nice detail!

Thanks Super.:)

[ZipDude66]

Very nice Paul, both are good. Background in the first is a little distracting but the way you captured the bluebird more than makes up for it.

Zip

[Gary Fairhead]

Very nice Paul...beautiful birds and great shots especially that first pose. If they were mine i would see how they look with a little more contrast.

[Paul A]

Thanks Zip

[Paul A]

Very nice Paul...beautiful birds and great shots especially that first pose. If they were mine i would see how they look with a little more contrast.

Thanks Gary, I would greatly appreciate it if you would add contrast to your taste so that I could compare. I did PS it a bit before posting.:) :)

[ZipDude66]

Here's a little different version. Just a couple adjustment layers, curves, contrast and a slight blur to the background. Had to resize to 800 X 752 and save at 65% quality.

Zip

[Paul A]

Wow Zip, good job. I think it looks great, I will try to add more contrast on future pp.
Thanks for the time and effort I appreciate it.:) :)

[superdiver]

Freaking amazing!

I hope bird book publishers are checking these out. They are SOOOOOO much better then most photos in those books!

[Airedale1]

A stunning bird and great capture.

[Paul A]

Thanks Super and Paul:)

[tupe]

Both are excellent, Paul! I especially like the angle on #1.

Love the bokeh.