The Better Half.

[dankearl]

I personally think the female RW Blackbird is way prettier than the male.

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f7.1
iso400
600mm (300 f2.8 w/ 2x)
Nikon D800

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[gail bisson]

I agree!
Nice image. Might tone down the BG branch intersecting belly or cloning it out. Good pose. Lovely perch. Some will not like OOF tail but I am fine with it,
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

Great pose and sharpness, Dan.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Dan

nice one here,nice soft bg,good details ,slight greenish cast on the breast? what maybe comes from the surrounding .the rest of the colors look good.comp works good as well.

Andreas

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Dan, if this is the enviroment you photograph often you should invest in a SB900 to even out the lightning a bit. very good sharpness and a nice pose. ditto green cast coming from the filtered light

[Satish Ranadive]

Fabulous image.Loved the great pose and details on the bird.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,good detail,nice pose,agree with Gail,about intersecting branch.thanks.

[Shawn Zierman]

For me, this really works well because of 1.light quality, and 2.unique setting/perch for
a female red winged blackbird image. I think the size and brightness of the moss
tuft on the left hand side is a bit of an issue (if the perch was set up), if not, then
disregard...The visible photoshop work done under the perch is an issue and if cleaned
up, would improve the image. (Cloned out a branch or what I'm not sure....?)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, for a change, the female of this species does have more colour than the male. Good sharp detail captured with a good pose. I agree with Gail to remove the OOF branch.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Mat Bingham]

Good portrait. Agree with others comments. Would have been better with both legs visible but not much you could do about that,

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot. Great pose, very nice feather detail, I like the perch, and agree on the intersecting branch.
Well done.