Red Crossbill Close-Up

[Doug Brown]

I went up to one of my favorite bird photography spots in the Sandia Mountains on July 4th. We had a good variety of species, but good photos were few and far between. I was pleased to get a nice image of a Red Crossbill, a bird that I've gotten only a handfull of decent frames of over the years.



Canon 1D Mark IV, 600mm II + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 800, Av mode, fill flash, tripod

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Doug, great view of their bill, and I really like the varied colours on this species. Your fill flash has worked out well, very subtle, and you got him against a nice smooth BG.

[Ofer Levy]

Fantastic sharpness and detail. Very nice head shot.

[Rachel Hollander]

Doug - amazing detail and color against a smooth bg. Well done!

TFS,
Rachel

[christopher galeski]

nice image,like the BG,sharp,nice colors.thanks.

[Marina Scarr]

What a superb head shot, Doug. This really gives us an up close look at this bird and it's beak. The details in this just blow me away and nice use of fill flash. You used a tripod!!!!

[gail bisson]

You used a tripod?!!
The IQ of this image is beautiful.
I like the composition as well.
Who needs to see this bird IRL when one has a shot like this to look at. You bring the outdoors in, Doug.
TFS
Gail

[Tom Redd]

Doug, excellent protrait here. Nice BG, excellent exposure and details here. Are you sure it is called a crossbill?

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful portrait, Doug. The colors and details and IQ are absolutely stunning.

[Alan Murphy]

Killer head shot.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Gorgeous, sharp details and colors. Nicely composed against a great bg. Nice flash work too.
If anything, I'd have preferred just a tiny bit of head turn.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent head shot. love those details. My 600 is arriving on Thursday!

[Lyle Gruby]

Great shot, great detail. Cool species.

[PhilCook]

Stunning fine detail, excellent !

[Sanjeevprakash]

Great Shot, Doug. Excellent sharpness,amazing details on the bird and great colors. I love the contrast of colors of the Bird with the BG.TFS

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[Giuseppe Varano]

Really impressive head shot. Amazing colors and stunning details.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.