Red-Winged Blackbird #2

Gallery: AvianPosted February 10, 201180 views7 comments

Here's another from the other afternoon. I like the background in this one better, as it is mor colorful.

Olympus e3
Olympus ED 300 f2.8 w/2x
ISO 250
f5.7
1/250th
Neat Image
Tripod
70% of FF

Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 10, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Mike, Great job on the exposure - both the blacks and those devilish reds look good. I like the singing pose (can almost hear him), the very appropriate perch and the colorful background. Gives me spring fever!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 10, 2011 at 7:56 PM

He looks upset. Great perch, good pose, is it wind that's ruffling his wing feathers?

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Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on February 10, 2011 at 8:21 PM

No, there was no wind, Nancy. That is what they do when they are posing!

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on February 11, 2011 at 1:56 AM

Real nice photo. The background really complements the bird. Great action. Well done.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 11, 2011 at 6:14 AM

love this bird lovely shot good exposure to

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 11, 2011 at 7:43 AM

Really nice comp Michael. Love the cattail and BG for sure. The bird's calling pose is great too. To me the bird looks just a tad soft in the larger version, probably due to motion given the 1/250s SS. Overall a really appealing shot.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 11, 2011 at 9:12 PM

Great perch and exposure on this one. Won't be long now till are red wings start appearing in mass. Excellent!

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