Laredo Red

[Arthur Morris]

This singing male Vermilion Flycatcher was photographed on a private ranch near Laredo, TX with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops set manually: 1/250 sec. at f/8. Fill flash with the Better Beamer at -1 stop. (Audio)

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Artie, loved the composition. Your 'placement of bird in frame' is always very good and I learn a lot from your photos. For some reason, I struggle a lot with that. Thx.

I liked the details in the reds a lot. The dark feathers have come out nice and soft too.

[Kim Rollins]

Very nice Artie. Good composition, position, bg and color too.
It was nice to view this image.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great setting here Guruji, loved the details and pose, great BG and perch to pop up this beautiful Bird.

[Ryan Schain]

I came seriously close to not clicking on the thumbnail, out of sheer jealousy of having never seen or photographed this species. I guess we do have our Scarlet Tanagers over here though, so I can't be too jealous.

Excellent shot Artie, your exposure control looks excellent, and your reds are vibrant but far from blown. I love the perch as well. Great job portraying this fantastic species. Is the angle a bit steep?

[Arthur Morris]

The bird was high and low. I have some lower but loved the singing pose here. At least when it was high the effective 1500+ mm (about 30X) helped reduce the angle of elevation :)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Just beautiful !!!! These are such beautiful birds and I remember seeing them in the Pantanal but never got very close to one. I love the simple composition and perfect pose. Wonderful BG and the soft grey of the BG really makes for a stunning backdrop. Love this one Artie !!

[Markus Jais]

Beautiful shot of this beautiful bird. The red in this shot are amazing. I like the angle from below here.

Markus

[denise ippolito]

Artie, Very cute pose and fantastic colors on this little one. I never saw one so thanks for sharing.:)

[Grace Scalzo]

What a nice creation, Artie. Vibrant reds, warm browns, singing pose gives it pizzazz.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Love the exposure on the reds !! The pose is great too .

[Mark Dumbleton]

Like the singing pose here Artie. Good colours and exposure.

[Hendri Venter]

Expertly exposed Artie. I like the pose and high key BG.

[Dan Woodward]

Hi Artie Beautiful shot as usual...but you have me confused. Read a short blub from Scott Linstead (Outdoor Photography Canada ) He is commenting on shooting brilliant red subjects and how tricky they are to expose for (easly over exposed) recomends a -2/3 ev and brighten later if shooting raw. Alfred Forns has cretiqued a red wing black bird and suggests lowering the red channel a bit. Your reds in this shot are super with 1 2/3 over ev staighten me out please. :)

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Artie Beautiful shot as usual...but you have me confused. Read a short blurb from Scott Linstead (Outdoor Photography Canada ) He is commenting on shooting brilliant red subjects and how tricky they are to expose for (as they are easily over-exposed). He recommends a -2/3 ev and brighten later if shooting RAW. Alfred Forns has critiqued a red wing black bird image and suggested lowering the red channel a bit. Your reds in this shot are super with 1 2/3 over ev. Straighten me out please. :)

Hi Don, Welcome to the party and thanks a ton for your membership support. I am glad that you like the image. There are many errors and misconceptions in your short post above. I will try to set you straight :)

There really are no tricky digital exposures. Simply expose to the right.... With subjects with bright reds or yellows or when photographing at sunset, be sure to use the RGB histogram. With really rich colors at sunset you may have to blow the red channel to avoid producing an image that is overall much too dark but not to worry: there are some great tutorials in the Educational Resources Forum. One is called REDucation. Be sure to check out the part about adding CYAN to the RED channel. :)

Suggesting any compensation without know the lighting conditions and the camera being used and about 10 other factors is not the way to go. I met Scott just recently; he is a good photographer. Maybe you mis-quoted him. I would suggest that you get a copy of ABP II (916 pages on CD only) and study "Exposure Simplified." And if you wish to master exposure theory get a copy of ABP and study the chapter on Exposure.

You can find the two books here: https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/ca....aspx?catid=32 Be sure to check out the discount on the combo.

[Dan Woodward]

Artie Thanks so much for your help. Ordered those 2 books and a couple of other things from your store last week. Will check out the tutorial right away. One day I will put it altogeather :)

[Arthur Morris]

Good plan and thanks. With digital you folks have it E-A-S-Y as compared to exposure with film!

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful image of a stiking bird, Artie.
I like this singing position, when the ruffled feathers on the throat and the slightly open beak indicate it, opposed to a fully open beak. It is prettier.

[Doug Brown]

Kind of reminds me of Julie Kenward's Northern Cardinal image Artie. I really like how the brilliant red bird totally contrasts with the drab BG. Love the slightly open beak and the perfect head turn. Reds are nicely controlled. An excellent image!