Summer Tanager

Gallery: AvianPosted May 12, 2012143 views5 comments

Only had a couple of seconds with this beauty. I was shooting a dove on a nest so settings are not what I would have chosen had I had time. I would kill to have gotten more of a chance with it!

50D, 100-400@285mm, Iso 200, 1/15, F5.6 LARGER version posted.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 12, 2012 at 12:06 PM

Wonderful species, amazing colors ! Those kind of birds we miss overhere

Like it ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Geoff Powell on May 12, 2012 at 12:17 PM

Nice find. Great birds. Nice molting plumage.

Registered on March 20, 2012, 21 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 13, 2012 at 12:41 AM

In spite of the settings not being what you would have chosen, this to me is beautiful and looks just like a painting. Wonderful comp and colors and elements.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 13, 2012 at 8:40 AM

A very interesting comp Sharon. Just a bit of motion blur in the larger version from the very slow SS, but still a very nice image. Would love to see this species.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 13, 2012 at 11:02 AM

A nice subject, especially in this first year plumage. Your shooting parameters have hurt the IQ, though, as you are aware. I'd warm this up a bit to counteract the cyan color cast.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments