Summer Tanager

[Joel Eade]

Back yard Setup
1D3
300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TCII
Tripod
1/250
ISO 1000
f/5.0

removed a branch that extended up from the right hand side

[annmpacheco]

What a stunning capture you have. Exposure is smack on. For me, my next quest would be to invite this beauty to a more worthy perch. Wow!!! If I were to be red, I'd be in this "red" family. TFS. May I ask what you use to attract them?

[Bob Miller]

Joel....Nice job! I really like the way you have captured such beautiful feather detail and didn't cut off the tail. i think the foreground and bg work together nicely! :5

[Joel Eade]

What a stunning capture you have. Exposure is smack on. For me, my next quest would be to invite this beauty to a more worthy perch. Wow!!! If I were to be red, I'd be in this "red" family. TFS. May I ask what you use to attract them?

Thanks for looking and commenting.....they seem to like peanut flavored suet.

[Sachin Saraf]

What a wonderful bird and capture...love the BG and the colors of the bird...Sharp and nicely exposed...TFS

[gail bisson]

Very lovely shot. My only nit is the perch which is too big for the bird. The BG, exposure and light are bang-on. I really like this,
Gail

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Joel, nice one. The gang gives great advice, perch size is the opportunity to make the shot stronger. Especially LLH corner segment. The good thing with your setups you can control this.

I love the bird, what a great Tanager, what a beauty. Your do a fine job attracting birds to the yard. Please keep em coming. Head angle, pose and background are spot on.

[wendell westfall]

Joel . . . perfect . . .

[Kerry Perkins]

Very nice Joel, I agree with Ann on the exposure - spot on! Excellent control of the red channel which is so easy to blow out with birds like this. The perch is too big, maybe you will get a chance to capture this little lovely on a more delicate branch. Well done!