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Indigo Bunting


Indigo Bunting
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Copyright: cecilia lazzaro (cecilia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 503 W: 6 N: 1238] (4628)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-10
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Blue Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-06-15 1:33
Viewed: 1042
Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea

Identification Tips:
Length: 4.5 inches
Small, conical bill
Adult male alternate:
Deep blue plumage (in poor light appears black)
Blackish wings and tail with blue edges
Basic-plumaged male (Fall and Winter) similar to adult female but often has has some blue feathers
Adult female:
Dark brown upperparts
Warm brown underparts with faint dark streaks
Indistinct wing bars
Immature plumages similar to adult female-immature male can have blue patches
Similar species:
The Blue Grosbeak is very similar to the Indigo Bunting but is larger with brown wing bars. Female Indigo Buntings are similar to other female buntings. Female Lazuli Bunting has white wing bars. Female Varied Bunting very similar but has more curved culmen and lacks steaking below. Female Painted Bunting greener. Sparrows have more patterned faces and streaked backs.

I wish that it was a little closer,but I already cropped 75% just trying to get some details, and it is quite a distance when I took this shot... maybe next time....

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2006-06-15 1:44]

SMART ! Your shot is very smart and beautiful ! The composition is simple and artistic. Soft BG for a nice bird well isolated. Colors, exposure, DOF and sharpness are great. I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Cecie and thanks for sharing.

Pretty blue passerine and so beautifully positioned on a very nice soft green background. Blue and green are just awesome colors when paired up and makes this little fuzzknocker really stand out nice. ;)

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3103 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
  • [2006-06-15 2:44]

Hi Cecilia,
What a gorgeous blue on that bunting.
Great moment caught with the bird in full song.
Lovely simple composition.
TFS. : )

Bellissimo...Un grande scatto unito ad una elegante presentazione.
Brava Cecilia.

Hi Cecilia, amazing blue bird in a great BG.
Nice sharpness,
Andrea

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-06-15 4:23]

Hi Cecilia,

A very nice composition of this blue one in a nice BG,

Well done,
Paul

Hi Cecilia

Wow... this is a breathtaking shot. Congratulations!

It is pretty nice as it is, Cecilia.
Your perspective is good and you have been able to keep the subject in sharp focus with impressive depth. The colors have come out well and I like the bird in its open beak posture.
Enjoyed looking at your picture; thanks for it.

great simplicity and colour in this shot. The blue against the green on that single dead twig. - excellent.

TFS

Emma

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-06-15 7:13]

Hello Cecilia,
lovely bird, not long ago I saw this bird for the first time, but never got such a nice shot of him. Beautiful capture and a lovely pose sitting on this isolated branch. POV, colors ans sharpnss are wonderful. Beautiful composition and great framing.
TFS.Sky

Excellent composition. Although the subject is small in the frame, the contrast is very good. The bird is nice and sharp also.

Hi Cecilia,
Excellent shot on this Indigo bunting. Ypu caught a great pose of him exercising his lungs. Great isolation on the end of the branch. Colors and detail look superb!
Scott

Hello cecilia, excllent detail, bg pov, dof, perfect Job, TFS Kyle

Cecilia,

You have a well composed pic showing good detail and a great BG. TFS,
Sheriff

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 312 W: 238 N: 427] (1537)
  • [2006-06-15 10:00]

Hello Cecilia,

Another great shot. Nice composition, cropping and framing. Excellent focus and exposure. Splendid blured BG.

Excellent work, and TFS.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-06-15 10:13]

Hello Cecilia,
Wonderful capture.I liked POV,simple BG,colors,catchlight
in eyes and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

Amazing capture. Perfect BG, DOF and the expression of the Bunting.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11898)
  • [2006-06-15 13:01]

Bonjour Cecilia!

Félicitations pour cette belle présentation. Les couleurs de l'oiseau sont unique et la composition est jolie.
Merci pour l'envoie.
joseph

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-06-15 16:07]

Hi Cecilia
Beautiful photo , great timing. I really like the colours and BG.

Rob

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 641 W: 32 N: 791] (3080)
  • [2006-06-15 16:22]

Hi Cecilia, just a flying visit to TN, have got a busy couple of weeks ahead so won't be around much. Just time to say a great shot. I like the bird is sitting on that delicate twig, it gives us a true indication of the size of the bird. Excellent colours, exposure, lighting and POV. Very well done and TFS.
Dean.

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  • BeBe Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 128 W: 0 N: 253] (909)
  • [2006-06-15 20:32]

Hi Cecilia, excellent sharp photo, the composition and the background combination of colors is very good, Juan

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1169] (6448)
  • [2006-06-16 18:31]

Hi Cecilia,
Beautiful capture! Excellent composition, very nice colours and good details, perfect exposure and great OOF background.
Very well done!

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 206 W: 1 N: 351] (1561)
  • [2006-06-16 22:12]

Hello Cecilia,
You had the chance to ear this wonderfull bird singing ... colors, details, subject, bg all perfect TFS Donald

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 330 W: 15 N: 305] (1823)
  • [2006-06-17 12:22]

Hi Cecilia,

Beautiful shot.
Excellent details, colors, sharp, compo and framing. I like it.
Very well done!

TFS :-)
Norbert

excelent capture and shot Indigo Bunting;-)

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 486 W: 0 N: 887] (2804)
  • [2006-06-30 14:22]

Hi Cecilia.
Excellent capture, very nice pose , point of view, sharpness,colors ,tones and details, i like composition and presentastion.
good and complet note.

Saludos...RICARDO.

Hi Cecilia,
I love the loneliness of this photo. Just the bird sitting on a leafless stick. The techical parts of the photo are outstanding, with the correct DOF, colors and lighting. The details od the photo are super and I like the position of the bird.
TFS,
Niek

Hi Cecilia!
You've got amazingly many beautiful bird shots in your gallery that it's hard to believe I live in the same part of the world. I gotta be a really lazy bum or an impatient one (or both at the same time). This one is a simple yet eye pleasing composition in spite of the bird being relatively small in the frame. Very nice image.
Regards,
Mark

Hello Cecilia,
Lovely color and a wonderful singin' pose, I like it very much. Very nice DOF, sharp detail and light as well. I keep my eye out for these here, but rarely if ever see them :(
Very well done.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2108 W: 6 N: 2116] (13589)
  • [2006-12-17 4:39]

Hola amiga, como siempre una maravilla este disparo, excelente el color y bg. encuadre y pov. estupendos... muchos saludos Cecilia

bonjour cecilia
un peu loin mais le bleu de l'oiseau tranche bien avec le vert du BG.
laurent

Le fait que ce soit un peu loin n'est pas déplaisant du tout ici, au contraire.

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