Female Evening Grosbeak

[Daniel Cadieux]

I've just returned from a fun family vacation to the Dominican Republic, but before I post some "warmer" birds here is one of a local bird I photographed a few days before leaving for the trip. There is a "main" feeder station where a flock of this species has been hanging out this winter. I setup my own smaller feeding station nearby and after a few minutes many of the main flock broke away and used mine. Fun!

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/500s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, almost FF, eye work, and an extra distracting pine needle removed in post (which should have been done physically on the spot instead).

[Mike Poole]

Lovely setup Daniel and a beautiful result. The tones are spot on, techs as good as expected, no nits at all from me

Mike

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Capture. Everything looks really good. I like the eye.

TFS

[John Mack]

Really like how the bird is framed by the pine branches. Nice pose on the bird and the details look great as well.

[Arthur Morris]

Killer bird, light, SH and image. The bird cooperated by landing exactly where you wanted it to and you made the most of it.

with love, artie

[Isaac Grant]

This is exactly the kind of shot that I want of an Evening Grosbeak. Great perch, great details and great background. Perfect head angle. I would bump up the tones and blacks a tiny bit but personal preference.

[William Dickson]

Beautiful frame Dan...Lovely details, BG and perch. I may crop just slightly from the RHS to remove that upwards going twig and slightly OOF needles.

Will

[Dorian Anderson]

This is wonderful. A wonderfully engaging look with the perfect pine frame. I'm an odd stickler for details on the feet and this one meets all expectations. A species
that's avoid my lens, so I'm envious.....

[Bill Dix]

Superb shot of this beauty. Great light, perch, pose, detail. And how nice of him to cooperate.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, you couldnt have asked for a better pose, and so well framed between the pine needles. I like the light in this, and the overall IQ and sharpness is tops.

[David Salem]

Bird calendar material! Looks great. I agree about bumping up the blacks and maybe a touch of saturation too. Thats a beaut Daniel