RWBB

[Ed Vatza]

Red-winged Blackbird from this evening.

Canon 50D; 300mm f/2.8L IS lens w/ 2x TC; Tripod-mounted.

1/250 sec @ f/5.6; ISO 400; +2/3 EV

[Randy Stout]

Ed:

It is definitely RWB week!

A like your pose and composition, but for me the image is too bright. The background is overpowering, and the epaulet is toasted. Might be interesting to tone it down a bit and see how it goes.

Hopefully others will give you other opinions.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Randy Stout]

Ed:

Just a quick pass at toning down the brightness a bit, tried to pull back the reds a bit as there was a red color cast, toned down the epaulet a bit. You could do better with the RAW file of course.

Just an option for you to consider.

Randy

[Alfred Forns]

I think the exposure might have been a little over for that light colored patch Ed !!! Sure like the pose and bg, lots of shadow detail and all sharp !!!

Re post looks better but still a strange look to the light patch in the wing !!! One tough exposure !!!

[Fabs Forns]

I also think the original is overexposed, judging by the patch and the blacks. HAving said that, very nicely composed a great background.

[Doug Brown]

Other than the exposure issue that has already been discussed, it's quite sharp and I like the perch and pose.