Phainopepla

Gallery: AvianPosted February 15, 201489 views12 comments

Shot at San Tan Mountain Regional Park -- Queen Creek, AZ

1/1000 at F10 and ISO 640 +1 and 1/3 EC
Canon 7D
Canon 500mm with 1.4 TC

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 15, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Excellent, Scott. You are on a roll.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 15, 2014 at 11:22 PM

Sweet, Scott. Excellent exposure against the sky like that.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 16, 2014 at 1:35 AM

Very nice. You handled the blacks very well. Love that red eye. The branch is a little busy, but overall a fine image.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 16, 2014 at 3:43 AM

You brought out the details in the black perfectly. Great job ! Hans

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 16, 2014 at 6:06 AM

Nice eye contact and detail in the dark plumage Scott

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Comment posted by May Haga on February 16, 2014 at 3:22 PM

Love that red eye. Very well done.
May

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 16, 2014 at 6:35 PM

Nice exposure on the blacks. I like the red eye and raised crest. Sharon

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 17, 2014 at 6:01 PM

A better photo than some folks may realize. The silky flycatchers' feathering is very difficult to get in sharp focus, and to capture the sheen in the otherwise black bird is impressive. Fine work, Scott.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on February 17, 2014 at 6:32 PM

Super capture of this adult male with the crest showing so nicely. Great detail in the black feathers. First time I've seen one outside of a guide book.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 20, 2014 at 8:03 PM

Nice shot Scott, I find these birds not very approachable in my area, well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 21, 2014 at 8:53 PM

I've never seen one of these Scott...very cool bird wight he crest and red eye. Nice job on this image...good exposure and isolation.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 3, 2014 at 1:06 PM

I like the subtle iridescent colors you've picked up, great detail & comp.
Love the red eye and raised crest here as well Scott

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