Red-winged Blackbird

Gallery: AvianPosted November 13, 2016158 views6 comments

I was browsing through my files for an upcoming photo contest and ran across this one from October that I'd never processed. I liked the nice fall plumage on this guy.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, beanbag on car window, f/6.3, 1/80, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering, +1/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped from a horizontal original to a 6.4 MP 4x5 vertical. Taken at 7:37 AM on October 10th at Ridgefield NWR.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on November 13, 2016 at 1:49 PM

Nicely exposed, the blacks look to be handled well, something I've had issues with when photographing RWBs. I like the pose with the slight head turn. Nice background as well.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 13, 2016 at 3:34 PM

Really nice, Dennis. Excellent exposure and color on the RWBB, and a fine bg.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 13, 2016 at 8:02 PM

Cool to see the off-season plumage. Nicely captured.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 14, 2016 at 4:15 PM

Nicely captured, Dennis. Although they are numerous in my area, I've never gotten a decent image. Well done.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 14, 2016 at 7:43 PM

Very nice detail and handling of the black feathers on this one Dennis. I like the pastel softness of the background. I'm guessing from your comments that this was taken on a different Ridgefield trip.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 17, 2016 at 5:28 PM

Excellent definition in those blacks! beautiful bird in a great pose on the cattails.
I think, if it were mine, I'd clone out the tip of the cattail above his head.
Really nice image!
Sandy

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