Rose-breasted grosbeak Set-up

[Alan Murphy]

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Upper Texas Coast

D2X, 600, ISO 400, f6.3, 1/640, -0.7 EV, Fill flash @ -1.3 EV.

Here's an oldie that I set up a few years back.
Placing a ripe mulberry branch over a drip pond allowed the birds to stop and feed before bathing.
When I said "you're busted", this was the look he gave me :-)

[Jim Fenton]

Great background, perfect exposure, sharpness and pose. Completely enjoy the trailing OOF lead out of the image on the left. It works wonderfully here as the perch / subject aren't perpendicular to the camera.

This, while being a setup, looks perfectly natural to me and the subjects expression is perfect for your comment to it :)

I still think the D2X has provided the best colors of any Nikon body I've ever used.

[Gal Shon]

Fantastic! I love this image.
If anything, I would probably leave less room on the left and add some top and right.

[Harshad Barve]

what a cool looking bird and set up looks great here
TFS

[Raymond Barlow]

well done Alan, always such fantastic images from you., superb.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent as usual

[Kiran Poonacha]

your truely the set up kind alan...