Baltimore Oriole

[Jim Crosswell]

Canon 40D, 100-400 L IS, ISO 320, 400mm, f/8, 1/500s, tripod and remote switch.
This is a small crop from a set-up in my backyard. I would use a smaller branch in the future. The purple in the BG is lilacs in bloom in the distance. I hope to learn to better my shots on this site. All suggestions are appreciated.

[Aidan Briggs]

Welcome to BPN! You are very lucky to have these guys in your yard. I would love to have them in mine.

Nice exposure, BG, and HA. The perch isn't very attractive. In the future, I would choose a smaller and more attractive perch. Toe see some excellent examples check out some of Alan Murphy's oriole images. For this image I might crop a bit from the bottom to minimize the perch.

The light angle also isn't the best. Next time try to have the sun directly behind you. From what I can see, it seems like the light angle would have been better if you had moved/set up your blind a few feet your left.

Looking forward to more!

[Raymond Barlow]

Hi Jim, welcome to BPN... sweet shot, maybe burn the bright area on the perch would be my suggestion.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Aidan. I was sitting out in the open. I sacrificed the light angle to get the lilac bush in the BG. I have to come up with a more portable set-up.

[Rohan Kamath]

beautiful species...loved the BG too... agree with burning the hot perch...

-Cheers,
Rohan
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[Aidan Briggs]

Thanks Aidan. I was sitting out in the open. I sacrificed the light angle to get the lilac bush in the BG. I have to come up with a more portable set-up.

Yes, the lilac in the BG is pretty nice...

[Glenda Simmons]

Such a pretty bird! I love the background. That purple really adds to it.

[Harshad Barve]

cropping 1/2 of the bottom will make this compo strong IMHO , rest is just fine for me
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

would love to see a tighter crop, nice pose, colours, details and light.. congrats..

[James Salywoda]

This is beautiful Jim I love that bg and the bird looks fantastic very nicely captured.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for your helpful comments. I burned the hotspot and re-cropped the image. I don't know how you resubmit the altered image within the post.

[Matt Vosniak]

Great idea to try and get the lilac in the bg Jim. The purple really sets off the orange in the oriole. I think you are on the right track with a smaller perch for next year. Otherwise this is very nice.