Black-tailed Gnatcher singing

[Alan Murphy]

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Tucson, AZ
D300s, 600, ISO 320, f8, 1/640, -0.7 EV, playback
Arrived in AZ yesterday to prepare for my workshops, and my friend Rick Bowers found this guy singing in sweet evening light.

[Troy Lim]

Another stunning image.
I like how you revered the focused flowers. Usually most people placed in the foreground and below the bird. Yours is on top corner, plus the bottom ones are OOF>

[Amir Reza Borhani]

Nice shot, I like pose, background, sharpness, all good.
I wish a little flower didn't locate on a small part of tail.

[Mike Tracy]

Nice pose and I especially like the open beak and fanned tail. I think maybe there is a over abundance of flowers in this image and the bird looks slightly over sharpened.

With your wealth of knowledge in set ups and behavior I think it would benefit the members here if you posted replies to their images more often instead of disproportionately promoting your own.

[Alan Murphy]

Nice pose and I especially like the open beak and fanned tail. I think maybe there is a over abundance of flowers in this image and the bird looks slightly over sharpened.

With your wealth of knowledge in set ups and behavior I think it would benefit the members here if you posted replies to their images more often instead of disproportionately promoting your own.

Agreed Mike, I will try to do that.

[Harshad Barve]

Another excellent image
TFS

[Tobias Hayashi]

Awesome shot, the pose is excellent and the spread tail looks lovely. Great composition and lighting as well.

[James Jerome]

Oh my, Alan, this is terrific--awesome pose, perch and light. You owe Rick for this one--it's hard to get these guys to sit still for anything. :)

[James Prudente]

Outstanding Alan. They do love to hang out in the Cresoste.

Jim

[Danny Laredo]

Sweet pose and perch Alan, IMO the oof flowers are a bit distracting.