Red-winged Blackbird

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken late this spring from my vehicle. The birds perch along the roadside ditch. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 1000
f5.6
1/500s

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, well placed looking into the frame, and I do like the angled pose. Blacks well exposed, and the red epaulet stands out nicely. The two tone BG works well, and I presume the lower half is OOF flowers.

[Joel Eade]

Gorgeous bird, pose is good, exposure is good, great detail in the blacks, also I love the color gradient in the BG....nicely done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Stuart and Joel. The bottom layer is some kind of wildflower that covers the field in spring before the crops are in.

[vishaljadhav]

Jim
This one is a composition wonder, i love it a lot
the details on the black are sweet and that lovely pink in the BG enhances the frame a great lot
Bird is alert and very nicely made image

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Stunning Jim, also really think this is a wonderful shot, love the colours and detail on the bird. Sweet BG and sharpness.

[Shawn Zierman]

What a sweet play of colors. Really the purple on the bottom just sets this off, especially with the epaulet flared as is. Great image of the species...but the purple in the bg will make this one memorable.

[gail bisson]

The purple BG colors make this image stand out.
Love the catchlight in the eye and that perky upright tail. Nice, simple, perfect sized perch.
Perfect HA and the blacks look really good,
Gail

[Joe Senzatimore]

A common bird , but photographed in a very fine way. Love the color and beautiful BG as well as the spot on exposure.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot.
I really like the background, great perch and pose.
Excellent feather detail and well composed.
Well done.

[Mike Milicia]

Nice perch and great job on the exposure! Nice BG as well and the purple really sets this one apart.

[Jeannean Ryman]

You took a very common bird and showed it to it's best. Just lovely all around.

[dankearl]

Agree with all the kudos, Jim.
The BG color makes the common look special.
The blacks look great, in a perfect world the beak would be cleaner, but this is they often look.

[Girish Prahalad]

like the alert pose & the perch. details, exp & BG are superb.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,love the BG,nice pose and perch.thanks.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and bg colors.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm really digging the wren-like pose, and of course the BG colours are very appealing.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of beautiful bird. Excellent details in blacks. Love the pose,catch light in eye, placement of bird,perch, beautiful BG and composition.

Regards,
Satish.