Red winged blackbird singing

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/10782918-lg.jpg

40D. 400 f5/6 at f/7.1. iso 400. 1/800s. exp. comp 0.

There is some OOF vegetation real close to the lens...causing those marks in the FG. I wish those weren't there. I shot this vertical and have cropped some for composition....not a big crop though. Sun was a little harsh.

[Kiran Poonacha]

beautiful bhia, nice singing pose, good perch and loved the BG..

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, singing pose and fanned tail and might sharpen it a little more.

[Randy Stout]

Kaustubh:

I agree with Kiran, lovely BG and fun perch. Great display of his epaulets.
Do wish the head angle was a bit more in profile so the bill was more distinct.

Very fun. Dark marks in foreground don't really bug me, but an easy fix if desired.

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Kaustubh, he looks like he's holding on for dear life, but love the calling pose, exposure, and colours of the BG.

[D. Robert Franz]

OOF FG marks aren't bad. Good comp here. The blacks on the bird are tough to handle when the lights a little higher in the sky. Fill flash really helps in these situations. Overall well done...

[Alfred Forns]

One of the most pleasing bg I've seen for one of these !!!

Dale is right on with comments !!!! I like the image a lot !!!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Thx everyone for the comments and suggestions.

[Paul Lagasi]

I like the pose, open bill, red on shoulders...I've still never really gotten a great image of one of these birds...I might try to lighten bird a bit, just me though