Striking a pose

[dankearl]

Another Purple Martin. they are fun to take, I might as well post them...

D500, 700mm (500pf w/1.4), f8. 1/4000, iso2800
Mm-1800 1.jpg

[John Mack]

The title fits perfectly. The pose is very nice.

[dankearl]

Thanks John ,
I always wonder when this site will be over , it appears the end is here.
Unfortunate as IG is killing good photography but no one cares that much...

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Though the pose is nice, Image is soft for me.


TFS

[Kurt Bowman]

Nice head turn, good wing position. I agree it is a bit soft to my eye and the blacks look like they are missing a lot of detail. Still great job even getting this one in flight.

[Arthur Morris]

My position is that it is virtually impossible to make a great image of the males of this species in full sun. Nice pose but super-high contrast and not accurately focused.

with love, a