Singing Dickcissel

[Lana Hays]

If it ever stops raining here, I'll go out and shoot. For now I'll have to work on a few more images from last summer. This was taken late last summer.....thus the slightly worn looking bird and plant. I'm hoping that where I photographed this bird will be good again this summer. It seems that each year I find a new and productive spot, it's been destroyed the following year.

Canon 1DMkIIN, 500mmL IS, 2XTC, beanbag on Jeep window
ISO 400, ss 1/500, f/11
DPP raw conversion, cropped all around, USM, cloned out a couple of holes in a leaf

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I Iove the singing pose,light and the colors!!!

[Bryan Erb]

Nice light, composition, really like the singing pose. Nicely done!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool singing pose, good light and eye contact. I might sharpen a tad more and give it a bit more room on the left but not much.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful Image.. Great pose.. I feel you slightly missed out on the focus as the details on the wings looked washed.

[Lorant Voros]

Very nice pose...I think the bird could be placed more to the right side; for the rest it is a great image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with Axel. Sweet light and colours, and you caught it at the peak of the singing action...good timing!

[Fabs Forns]

Axel has covered my thoughts very well. Beautiful singing pose!

[Stu Bowie]

Lana, super pose, and well timed to capture the open beak. I like the light, colours and detail, and would add a bit to the LHS.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I would've loved to see a little more room to the left, more USM would also help, still, amazinbg timing and lovely image! Congratulations!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great singing pose Lana! ALmost perfect HA too! :) Agree with a touch more room on LHS.