In The Reeds

Gallery: AvianPosted February 12, 2016463 views5 comments

Hi everyone! I've never had a lot of luck when it comes to photographing Red Winged Black Birds but I'm pretty happy with the way this one turned out. I really like the warm tones and his pose.

I would love to know what y'all think about this one.

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8 IF-ED VR lens
ISO 640
1/400sec @f/4

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on February 13, 2016 at 1:15 AM

I think you captured this RWBB well. You handled black well capturing the feather texture, captured the eye well, a difficulty with the subject. The background you were given is a bit busy but you couldn't help that. Well done.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 13, 2016 at 9:26 AM

I like the environment for the blackbird. Feels very natural. I don't like the crop. Feels far to cramped, made even more so with the big watermark stripe on the right edge.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 13, 2016 at 12:06 PM

Well, same thing here: I never made any decent shot of them - but of course only visit the US every now and then. You managed to get quite an attractive shot, I love the pose, habitat and light in this one. Agree with Keith about the crop though, a little too narrow to my taste - I do not know how much room you have in the original image, but it may be worth considering trying a different crop. At any rate a good shot ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 13, 2016 at 1:03 PM

Hi Jenaya,

Work on the crop--make the image less narrow which should improve the composition. The large view looks very nice.........................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 13, 2016 at 4:36 PM

Excellent job on the exposure of the Blackbird, Jenaya. I like the unusual choice of crop-it fits well with this bird. Looks like you had some sweet light.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments