Red-Winged Blackbird

Gallery: AvianPosted February 7, 201199 views11 comments

I have been skunked for weeks! If I had light, no birds. If I had birds, no light. Today I got home with about 30 minutes of light left, and the sun was out! That is a rare occassion in Washington State! So, I rushed into the house and grabbed my gear and headed to the local water reclaimation ponds. There were many proud, noisy RWBB's there, and this one posed nicely for me!

Olympus e3
Olympus ED300 f2.8 w/2x
ISO 200
f6.3
1/320th
Tripod
Neat Image

Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on February 8, 2011 at 12:22 AM

Mike,
Congrats on getting some decent light. I'll bet it's been frustrating. Very nice background and a perfect perch for this guy. Nice feather detail and catch light in the eye. You even got him in the midst of a call.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 8, 2011 at 10:02 AM

Good pose, perch and background with nice feather detail on the larger image, well done.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM

This is lovely gorgeous light lovely perch and a great pose what more could you want, veery nice

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 8, 2011 at 12:21 PM

Very nice Mike. Love the calling pose, BG, and nice look at both wing patches. Nice overall comp too.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 8, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Nice pose and great color in the background.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 8, 2011 at 10:15 PM

Congrats, Mike, glad you got out for the light. This is a classic pose, nice bg, good comp, and perfect perch. Really nice. The reds look a little off on my monitor, not quite as red as I'd expect, but that doesn't mean they're not accurate.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 8, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Well, amazing what you can do in 30 minutes when you are determined. Great pose and nice techs. If it is any consolation to you, we have no light and no birds either...

- see my recent post of a sparrow from 7 months ago

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 8, 2011 at 11:08 PM

Hi Mike

Love the color, BG , detail. and pose. Great shot

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 9, 2011 at 12:14 AM

Gorgeous, Mike. Great pose and perch and the bg is perfect. You did an excellent job on the exposure. I need to get out for these soon (If I can find the light!).