Red-winged Blackbird

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I photographed this female at a lake yesterday. She was very attentive because a bald eagle was circling above. I liked the grass and pose in this one. The BG is water.



1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1250s, f/8, EC +0.33, ISO 400, cropped from horizontal

[Fabs Forns]

I love the pose and the stretched neck. The blades of grass are a refreshing element and IMO add a lot to the image.

[Paul Marcellini]

Yes I really like the grass. Looks nice and sharp.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice looking female. I like your compo and BG but I guess is a bit over saturated (the bird only).

[Daniel Cadieux]

Interesting pose, quite Bittern-esque :-) Perfect exposure and sharpness. I also like the blades of grass but would clone out the OOF one touching the wingtips.

[Randy Stout]

Axel:

Striking capture. The color scheme really reminds me of the orange details on the immature male I posted recently. I suspect the saturation is pretty close to reality as is. Wonderful comp.

The grass blades are a very nice touch, interesting pose, and thanks for the back story.

Randy

[Dave Phillips]

Axel, I think this is one of my all time fav images posted on BPN. The pose is so un usual and
the visual elements all come together so well. All colors complement and harmonize so well.

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent composition. Love the pose and the grass pointing in the same direction.

[Stu Bowie]

Axel, nicely framed between the two blades of grass, and love the posture to suit. Great light, colours and detail captured in this, and pin sharp too.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Great pose, great soft light, lovely ambient suggestion, excellent detail, color and BG, comp looks great as well. Congratulations!

[Charles Wesley]

Very pleasing capture of a real attentive bird. Like the colors. The blades of grass add to the photo.
Thanks for sharing....
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Charles Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL

[Chris Kotze]

I like the posture,super detail and colours. Great looking bird