Rusty Blackbird

[Jeff Sorbie]

Taken @ Mud Lake, Ottawa Canada
D300s & Sigma 150-500mm
1/500, f6.3, ISO 800 @ 500mm

[Karl Egressy]

I really like the pose and setting on this one, Jeff.

[laurie golden]

A very nice sharp bird with a great pose in clean habitat. We don't see many photos of them, maybe because they like to stay in the watery shadows.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great use of space IMO ! subject is sharp and exposure looks spot on. Nice shot !

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I liked the interesting pose and the sharpness. Nice shot.

Bokeh is a bit distracting..not sure if lower angle was possible and what BG that could have delivered. That is something I explore in such a situation.

[Jeff Sorbie]

Thanks all. This was as low as I could get without getting wet Kaustubh.

[gail bisson]

Hi Jeff,
Unusual bird.
My first thought when I saw this image was to crop the reflection out and have the bottom of the frame touch the beginning of the rock on the right.
That would allow a diagonal line to be created by the waterline. I would then take some off the left to maintain a landscape orientation.
Good IQ and nice look at the feet,
Gail

[Jeff Sorbie]

Thanks Gail. I will check that out.

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp. Sweet bird with wonderful detail. Why not switch to vertical and get the whole reflection???

[Jeff Sorbie]

Thanks Artie. In this photo I did not get a full reflection. I will try your suggestion on another shot and see how it looks.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice clean image of this species.

[Craig Brelsford]

Interesting species and an interesting setting. The eyes really pop. Too bad you didn't capture the entire reflection.

[Satish Ranadive]

Jeff:
Excellent image of Blackbird.I like the pose of bird with tilted head,nice colors and super sharp details.
Great suggestions by Gail and Arthur Sir,regarding crop.

Regards,
Satish.