Serenading a Punk...

Gallery: AvianPosted August 8, 2012286 views8 comments

...punk being a word sometimes used to identify a cattail (as per Wikipedia).

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), RWBB, photographed earlier this year near Edmonton, Alberta.

These are very common birds, but I love their song and their color pattern.

Canon 7D, Sigma 150-500 at 500 mm, f/11, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, HH. PP in LR4 and cropped to 72 %.

Thanks for looking. C & Cs are always welcome. Roger.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 8, 2012 at 11:36 PM

IMHO well done! I like the detail you have in the black feathers as well as the pose. The BG works well. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 9, 2012 at 6:22 AM

Great singing pose Roger! Excellent exposure work, very nice feather details. I like this composotion too.

Sweet Red-wing photo!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 9, 2012 at 7:11 PM

Nice singing pose, Roger. You pulled off this tough exposure quite well.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 9, 2012 at 9:28 PM

I like the composition with reeds and water in the background. The open beak and wing spread compliment the image very well and you have some detail in the blacks, way to go.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 10, 2012 at 6:44 AM

Nice job on this difficult to exposure bird, cool pose and I like the setting Roger.
Great details/colors and comp

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 10, 2012 at 8:12 AM

You handled the dark areas of the bird very well. Nice pose, I like the included habitat. Excellent work.

Ray

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 11, 2012 at 8:46 AM

Maybe common, but still beautiful ! Nice shot and description with it

, hans

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 13, 2012 at 5:41 PM

I love this pose, Roger! Detail looks really good in those blacks, and the light looks sweet! Excellent capture.
Jaymes

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