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Karl Egressy
05-17-2013, 01:02 PM
I ran out yesterday morning to shoot this species, male and female.
The place is a roadside marsh where the road has a double curve and is fairy busy.
The farmer from accross suggested to park on his driveway, so I did.
I won't go back as I don't want to overuse his hospitality.
The blue in the background is the water.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIv
Canon 500 f4.0 +1.4x
ISO 400
f8.0
1/1250 s
Sanjeev Aurangabadkar
05-17-2013, 02:23 PM
Very nice calling pose Karl, I like the BG and perch!
Cheryl Arena Molennor
05-17-2013, 05:46 PM
Hi Karl. I really like the bg colors here. Composition is nice too. If this were mine I think I would try to tone down the bright round area on right so it blends better with the oof cat tail below it.(specular hilite?)
Diane Miller
05-17-2013, 10:17 PM
Love the colors and details in the exposure. The ones I've shot always look a blah brown. Maybe different coloration here and there? (Or maybe it's the photographer...)
christopher galeski
05-18-2013, 01:31 AM
nice one Carl,like the BG,light,and colors.
MohsenVahedipour
05-18-2013, 02:08 AM
Excellent pose & perch Karl. Nice composition.
Miguel Palaviccini
05-18-2013, 08:29 AM
Karl,

Wonderful capture with a great perch! Curious, how do you tell a female apart from a Juvenile? I don't think I've seen a female with a red band before (but then again, I never get good shots of them either!).

Miguel
Marina Scarr
05-18-2013, 08:31 AM
Lovely environmental feel to this one, Karl, and you had a killer pose and light to top it off.
Stu Bowie
05-18-2013, 08:47 AM
Hi Karl, I always enjoy these comps with the subject perched high in the frame. You have a nice pose with the open beak too, and I wouldnt change a thing on the BG. Well captured.
Karl Egressy
05-18-2013, 09:03 AM
Karl,

Wonderful capture with a great perch! Curious, how do you tell a female apart from a Juvenile? I don't think I've seen a female with a red band before (but then again, I never get good shots of them either!).

Miguel

Thanks Miguel. You have a good point.
I just checked it in the Sibley and in fact it is a male.
Robert Holguin
05-18-2013, 10:35 PM
Sweet shot!!!
Great pose, love the perch, wonderful background, and great comp.
Very well done.
Satish Ranadive
05-19-2013, 12:14 AM
Excellent image with excellent pose. Love the pose with open beak,lights,perch,beautiful backdrops and composition.

Regards,
Satish.