Male Scissor-tailed

Gallery: AvianPosted September 22, 2011147 views10 comments

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus

This was captured the same day as my previous female post. This was the only good shot I was able to get of a male. Kinda boring perch and background, but I was happy to get a shot on a natural perch rather than a wire.

7D, 500mm f4L IS
1/250, f16, ISO 200
76% of full frame (13.8 of 18 mp)

All comments and critique very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM

Gorgeous detail., Matt. Looks like good light and that's a nice head turn. I like the curve of the upper part of the perch.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 22, 2011 at 11:16 PM

Awesome bird on a really cooperative perch with good lighting. The angle is a touch steep but no big deal.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 23, 2011 at 12:09 AM

Beautiful bird in a great position.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 23, 2011 at 1:41 AM

Real nice shot Matt, love the pose and detail!

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on September 23, 2011 at 1:52 AM

Nice job, cool species. You might be able to brighten a bit. I might try adjusting the WB a bit using the white of the bird's throat as it seems a bit warm.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 23, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Love the pose and arc of the perch, detail is excellent. Beautiful image.

Ray

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 24, 2011 at 6:45 AM

Great details, light, and color Matt.
Love the way this perch curves back through the frame as well..
Beautiful work

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 24, 2011 at 1:45 PM

Matt,
Sometimes you take what you're given. I like the natural perch as apposed to a wire perch but I'm not wild about the curve of it. The plain sky background works ok for me and the flycatcher is awesome. I'd sure take this Matt. Beautiful bird with a great head turn. Classic pose with good framing.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 26, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Wonderful job on the composition to get all the tail. I like the way the branch curls around in the frame and the head turn give good eye contact, nice job in getting this and the previous one, well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 26, 2011 at 2:44 PM

Excellent image Matt.
May

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