A Red Winged Blackbird letting loose with that classic trill. Being a nature/bird lover my entire life, I was so excited when I finally got my first "decent" pair of binoculars. They really brought the plumage textures, colors and behaviors to life. I spent years birding wishing I could "capture" and save what I was seeing in the binos. This simple behavior by this relatively plain bird is one of the first things I dreamed of catching when I first began making images of birds! My first "rig" was a zoom instamatic camera (just 4 years ago) and one of my first tries was to catch a RWB in their familiar call. I did catch it "very poorly" but was sooo excited the first time!!!! I have caught a few such shots with my next rig 10D/100 - 400 but this is my first with my new rig 1dmkII 400DO. This was made at Green Cay. F9@1/640 ISO 200.
The EXP is good and you have captured the peak of action. The big problem is that the bird is well above your position; as a result the fluffed body feathers are covering up the flared epaulets. Now get out there and find one at eye level.
later and love,
artie
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You caught a beautiful singing pose and I really like the leafy perch and clean blue bg. The exposure is good, with detail in the blacks. A little lower angle on the next one will make the shot you have envisioned even better as mentioned above. But I have to say that I admire your desire to capture the image you want, and I can identify with your feelings of capturing the beauty of the birds you love. Thanks for sharing!
Letting loose......
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