Red Winged Blackbird

[Steve Canuel]

40D, 400DO + 2xTC, f8, 1/125s, ISO 1600, +1/3 EC, tripod mount, slight crop from bottom.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

All I would love to see is how the perch looks without the blurring. I love the subtle colors and it looks more like a painting than a photograph. Congrats. :) Great that it is also looking back atcha. !

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely pose, with the turned back head Steve. Excellent detail on the feathers, and what a killer BG. Well captured.

[Desmond Chan]

The color and the sharpness are what I like ! I'd say did well on exposure, too.

[Lorant Voros]

I really like this image. Great detail, colors and exposure. I like the perch too...agree on the blurring. Congrats.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose, details, perch and BG. I would run some more NR on the BG but would not blur the perch.

[David Thomasson]

A great pose, and beautifully subtle colors in the plumage. I'm seeing a slight green/cyan cast, probably reflected from surroundings. Correcting that should bring out the colors better.

[Steve Canuel]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

David, I like what you did on the repost.