Guardian of the Summer

[Doug Brown]

In the fading color of the late summer, this Pine Siskin was standing guard on top of a fading bloom.



Canon 1D Mark III, 600mm + 1.4x, f/7.1, 1/400, ISO 640, tripod

[gary rouleau]

Nice shot Doug. A Tripod, you!!!
How did you get the background so black?

gary

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Doug, the vertical comp works well with the bird perched high in the frame. I like the flowery perch, good pose and detail, and he stands out nicely against the darker BG.

[Peter Farrell]

The light on the bird and flower against the dark Bg makes this an awesome image

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Doug, I also like the effect the lighting has on this image. The spot light effect highlighting the bird and flower while the background remains in the shadows is pleasing in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Doug - composition is lovely, Like the pose and the eye contact. Sweet light.

[Doug Brown]

I was with you Gary. We were at Capulin Springs this summer. The bird was in some light, and I was photographing it against the dark area behind the top part of the log.