female red-winged blackbird

[Dave Slaughter]

Female Redwinged blackbird. Somehow she got herself into a thorny predicament.
Canon Xti
sigma 170-500 lens
ISO 400

[Lance Peters]

Dave - nice head angle, good eye contact, exposure looks good and the BG is great.

Personally seems a bit lopsided to me becuase of the 2 branches on the right hand side.

:)

[Gail Spitler]

Dave
For me this is a lovely image.. soft tones but tack sharp, head angle and eye contact great, bg very nice. The colors and tones all balance each other, and fit with the subdued colors of the bird. Like the red osier (is that what it is?). Perhaps the crop is a bit too tight all around, but just a tad?
Cheers
Gail

[Alfred Forns]

Love it Dave !!!!

Agree with Gail in being a little tight but what a nice image !!! Excellent pose, bg, sharpness and overall feel !!!! Big Congrats !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Congratulations Dave,
I love the balance of your subject in frame. the v-shaped perch is very clever...:D You have good eye contact and a good head angle. The details are sharp and the colors very pleasing. good show...:cool:

[Nonda Surratt]

Nice to catch one out in the open,really like it, good job!