Bathing bronzed beauty

[D. Robert Franz]

Photographed this bronzed cowbird taking a bath in S. Texas last spring.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Copyright: D. Robert & Lorri Franz
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM

[Karl Egressy]

A different image, Robert. I like the shades of yellow and orange, the water droplets and the nicely shown eye.

[Loi Nguyen]

Wow, love it. the colors of the FG and Bg are just stunning. Love the tack sharp image of the head and the blur of the wing. The droplets give the image a very dynamic look. And the reflection too. If there is one thing to nitpick on, it is not obvious (to me anyway) what kind of a bird that is, but I'm sure many people here would know. Well done.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Robert,
The colours and the reflection really make this one for me - especially the symmetry with the wings.
I always find it hard to resist photographing bathing birds - you never really know what you are going to get with all the splashing.
But this one looks really great!

Regards, Gerald