Baltimore Oriole

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken this weekend at my backyard set up. I had two mature males, young male and female coming to the feeder. I hope you enjoy the image. All comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 640
1/1250s
f10
Tripod

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jim lovely shot , very simple and clean presentation . Works very well with a great IQ. Love the color explosion .
I only feel it is a bit dark overall , try + 40 brightness with a inverted red channel as mask and reduce the mask density to - 50 !! and see how that looks for you .
TFS Andreas

[William Dickson]

Lovely looking image Jim. Great colours throughout and a fab pose on the bird. Vey nice perch. I agree with Andreas and see it as a wee bit dark aswell. Good work.

Will

[Jim Crosswell]

Here is a quick repost.

[John Robinson]

Hi Jim
Second one better in MHO Grand looking bird
JohnR

[keith mitchell]

Jim second one looks spot on, that's a cracker of a bird.

Keith.

[Russ Norwood]

Second one gets my vote, too. I'd still like to see a little more detail in the blacks. That said, it's a fine shot. Lovely complementary background and a brilliantly colorful subject with a near-perfect head angle.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful portrait of this handsome male. Repost works for me. Great pose, perch, background; and I like the just slightly opened beak.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is a little tight for me taste, but a wonderfully captured bird. Congrats!

[Karl Egressy]

Love the colors and the pose, Jim.

[David Salem]

The re-post is perfect! Great looking subject and a nice looking setup Jim. The details and exposure are right on and I really like the multi colored BG. Very nice.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, lovely angled pose and I like your choice of going vertical. When I first viewed this, I thought the blacks on the head were blocked, but your repost has sorted that out. Love the graduated BG. You are fortunate to have such lovely subjects visiting your set up.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and suggestions. Stuart I have a couple of weeks where they come to the feeder, more images coming. Andreas thanks for explaining your post processing knowledge through your informative video!

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Jim,

Lovely image of this colourful bird and RP takes care of issues mentioned above.

I like the BG and straight perch, beautiful pose from the subject - indeed a wonderful capture and I like the composition.

Kind regards,

[Alison McCoy]

Hi Jim, congrats on such a lovely image. Colors look great and love the perch and bg. Wonderful capture.