RWBB

Gallery: AvianPosted July 3, 2010201 views13 comments

Male Red-winged Blackbird. Displaying on the flower stem of a Johnson Grass plant.
Location: S. Louisiana open swamp
Camera Support: Bean bag from pickup truck window
Image taken in April @ 5:30pm
Light: Ambient with high light clouds
FULL FRAME

Date/Time: 16-Apr @ 17:30
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used: NEVER
Focal Length: 680 mm (Nikon 400mm f/2.8d AF-I WITH NIKON TC17EII)
Exposure Time: 1/160 sec
Aperture f/4.8 (WIDE OPEN)
ISO Equivalent 250
Exposure Bias "0"
White Balance MANUAL DIRECT SUNLIGHT
Metering Mode: matrix
RAW
Exposure Program: aperture priority

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on July 3, 2010 at 8:58 PM

Very nice capture Ron, Really like the habitat here, and perfect pose to show off those reds. When I view the larger photo it appears to me to maybe need a touch more contrast, but thats just a matter of personal preference or opinion. Again very nice!

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on July 4, 2010 at 12:19 AM

Love everything about this, the perch is great!

Registered on November 8, 2008, 55 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 4, 2010 at 4:29 AM

Wonderful shot, great pose, perch and BG.

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on July 4, 2010 at 4:52 AM

Wonderful shoot Ronnie. I especially like that you caught the rwbb eyes open while calling. Last time I tried this shot the birds eyes were always closed. The blacks and composition are tops. You have set the bar hihg on this one!

Mike

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on July 4, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Nice shot, good detail. I like the larger image best, but believe you could crop this a bit more. Thanks for posting.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 4, 2010 at 8:17 AM

These fellows look just like this around here too, Ronnie! The pose, of course, really makes the image! You brought out the detail beautifully too.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 4, 2010 at 9:04 AM

Ronnie, A strong image of a species tough to shoot well. Exposure on both reds and blacks looks good to my eye and I like the singing pose. The setting with the grasses is wonderful - I like the way they frame the bird. Ideally some of them would be a little further away from the top of the head but that's certainly very minor. I can never get them this sharp at that shutter speed when they're displaying.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 4, 2010 at 10:17 AM

great pose, nice habitat, and excellent work with both reds and blacks.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2010 at 11:36 AM

Gorgeous job on this one, Ronnie. Perfect exposure.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 4, 2010 at 6:40 PM

Great pose, setting & light Ronnie. Love the open bill.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 4, 2010 at 11:33 PM

The background makes this one special. Congrats on a special capture.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on July 5, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Ronnie,
What makes this for me is the background flora and the perch he's on. Beautiful! As always, the bird is very sharp from the beak right down to the feet and the black detail on the top of the head and chest is very nice. I can't believe how sharp this is with a 1.7 TC. You set the bar as high or higher than anyone on this web site with all of your images Ronnie. Looking forward to your next post. Impecable.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Melissa Olsen on July 11, 2010 at 1:08 PM

Fabulous capture of this bird...great timing!

Registered on July 1, 2010, 4 Posts, 34 Comments