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Scarlet Tanager
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Scarlet Tanager

by Robert Royse

Gallery: AvianPosted August 13, 20052,831 views20 comments
Here's a shot from last April in the Shawnee State Forest in southern Ohio. Scarlet Tanagers are one of Ohio's most common treetop birds, but they can be really tough to get at eye level. It can also be problematic processing photos of these guys, keeping the details in the reds and the saturation sufficient. I wish the light wasn't so harsh here, but it would probably be even more difficult to keep the details in the reds if the light was flatter.

Canon 1D2, 600 + 2x
1/500 sec, f/11
ISO: 400
Flash exp comp: -1 1/3

Comments

20 comments
Comment posted by Colin Smale on August 13, 2005 at 12:47 PM
:eek: :eek: Yipes !! What a neat bird. Brilliant capture, I suppose if I really want to nit pick I would like to have seen a bit of foliage round it but, heck I am just pleased to have seen it. Thanks for showing. :toast:
Registered on November 10, 2003, 48 Posts, 1158 Comments
Comment posted by Garth McElroy on August 13, 2005 at 1:22 PM
This one is totally amazing Bob! Great job with the reds. We have a lot of these guys but I've never been able to get one down low! :mad:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 248 Posts, 4406 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on August 13, 2005 at 1:45 PM
It couldn't be better! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Garber on August 13, 2005 at 2:31 PM
Outstanding!
:toast:
Registered on November 17, 2003, 704 Posts, 3535 Comments
Comment posted by Brian E. Small on August 13, 2005 at 2:50 PM
Very nice Bob............and yes, you did a really good job with the color..........these guys are tough to process well.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 147 Posts, 933 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Grey on August 13, 2005 at 2:56 PM
When I saw "Robert Royse" and "Scarlet Tanager" I expected a lot -- and hey, no disappointment. Reds and blacks both amazing.
:eek:
Registered on December 2, 2003, 144 Posts, 2069 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Milicia on August 13, 2005 at 3:07 PM
Perfectly composed and executed shot of a really beautiful bird !!
Truly inspiring work !!
Registered on July 25, 2005, 145 Posts, 302 Comments
Comment posted by Rod Gilbert on August 13, 2005 at 4:15 PM
Stunning! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on October 10, 2004, 45 Posts, 268 Comments
Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on August 13, 2005 at 5:18 PM
Definately one of the best scarlet tanager photos i've ever seen.

Glenn
Registered on June 29, 2004, 448 Posts, 1180 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Fusco on August 13, 2005 at 8:43 PM
Bob -

This is absolute killer!!
:toast:

- Paul
Registered on November 17, 2003, 283 Posts, 1163 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 13, 2005 at 9:39 PM
Awesome! :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by David Williams on August 13, 2005 at 11:10 PM
I see no problems with this at all, Bob. Great shot!
:toast:
Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on August 13, 2005 at 11:55 PM
Bob, "WOW" is the word here - the reds and blacks are brilliantly done! :eek:
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Steele on August 15, 2005 at 12:15 PM
Perfect!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments
Comment posted by Vlad Shegnagaev on August 15, 2005 at 12:51 PM
Wow, this photo really pops on my screen! Colors are excellent!
Registered on May 21, 2005, 5 Posts, 47 Comments
Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on August 15, 2005 at 4:31 PM
:toast: Fantastic!! Congrats on EP, well deserved. :toast:
Registered on July 11, 2004, 283 Posts, 2395 Comments
Comment posted by Haim Ziv on August 16, 2005 at 10:41 AM
WOW!!! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on May 19, 2004, 13 Posts, 70 Comments
Comment posted by Phillip Tomkinson on August 16, 2005 at 11:30 AM
Hi when my wife saw this she said wow, and then commented on why I have not scanned the thousands of slides that I took when I was in America, (me and a few friends did a 30 day trip around Texas photographing the birds) all I can say is a very fine image indeed and thanks for all the work you are about to cause me.


Phillip.

:toast: :wavey:
Registered on July 14, 2005, 194 Posts, 427 Comments
Comment posted by W. Tracy Parnell on June 26, 2006 at 4:53 PM
Just amazing! :eek:
Registered on March 4, 2004, 27 Posts, 1638 Comments
Comment posted by Manos Papadomanola on December 13, 2007 at 2:02 PM
WOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!


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Registered on November 11, 2007, 12 Posts, 268 Comments