Vermilion Flycatcher

[Alan Murphy]

D2X, 600, ISO 250, Fill @ -2.0

Deep South Texas

Called the bird onto this mesquite perch I set up.

[Fabs Forns]

Very beautiful, Alan. Your work is amazing! I would crop a sliver off left to get that cut off flower out of the frame.
Thanks for sharing this :)

[Greg Forcey]

Love that off center composition. The red and the green contrast nicely.

[Jan Wegener]

one of my favourite birds on an awesome perch !!
not really sure about the flower in front of the breast

[c.w. moynihan]

I really like how delicate the perch is and the superior control of the red exposure. Would make a nice vertical too.

[Philip Lombard]

This is one of those shots, all you can ssy is WOW ! Great job on the perch.

[Len Maltese]

Sweet as usual Alan. Like it as is.

[edward saltau]

Beautiful stuff Alan. I love the subtle colours of the perch and the background. I also really like the head position and eye contact.

[David Steele]

A beautiful bird and a beautiful image. The flower in front of the breast is a bit of a concern and there are cropping and cloning possibilities on the left but this is still a stunning photo.

[John Chardine]

Fabulous bird, and a good example of how difficult reds are. It looks like they are blown here. I know there has been some discussion in the past of how to prevent it.

[Del Cockroft]

Superb image of a beautiful bird. Exquisite BG and perch. Would have preferred not to see the flower in front of the birds chest, but that is the only 'nit'. The rest is perfect in my book.

[Gary Dumer]

Beautiful capture, I believe this is a great place for a square crop as well!!

[Sean McMahon]

"Bull's Blood"
I read that that in Mexico thay call the vermillion flycatcher "sangre de toro", which means bull's blood.
Beautiful photo. Nit's mentioned.