RW Blackbird

Gallery: AvianPosted August 18, 2010494 views11 comments

This one was perched on top of a small cypress tree in late afternoon diffused sunlight.
From truck window with bean bag.

Date/Time: April 11, 6:44pm
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used Never
Focal Length 850 mm (500mm f/4g VRII + TC17EII)
Exposure Time 1/125 sec
Aperture f/6.7
ISO Equivalent 280
Exposure Bias -0-
White Balance Direct Sunlight
Metering Mode matrix
Raw
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on August 19, 2010 at 7:26 AM

The fresh greens of the spring cypress are sweet.

The color and exposure look dead on and the soft light works to balance the tones throughout. .

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 19, 2010 at 7:48 AM

Impressive RWB image. Love that cypress perch. You handled the comp very well, Ronnie.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 19, 2010 at 8:57 AM

Excellent composition and nice even lighting. Love the perch. Great job with exposure with nice detail in the shadow areas. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 19, 2010 at 9:04 AM

Beautiful Ronnie - love the even lighting, detail in the blacks, Cypress is a great perch

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on August 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Great job on getting the black and red exposed so well. Not easy to do.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 19, 2010 at 11:57 AM

Nice light; nice composition. A very serene image.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 19, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Love the pose and the perch. The soft light really brings out some nice details in the bird.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 19, 2010 at 11:39 PM

great light, excellent comp, and nice work on the blacks and reds. very nice, Ronnie.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 20, 2010 at 11:44 AM

Excellent light, details, exposure and sharpness Ronnie. The diffused late afternoon light makes this feel peaceful, serene and very appealing to me. The laciness of the Bald Cypress foliage adds great texture too.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 20, 2010 at 8:26 PM

The kind of exposure on this species that I dream of Ronnie. And I really like the greens throughout.

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on August 21, 2010 at 12:06 PM

Beautiful shot, Ronnie. Lovely detail and setting.

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