Black-headed Grosbeak

[James Salywoda]

Black-headed Grosbeak
Southern California

Taken a few weeks ago. The perch was his choice lured with recording.;)


Nikon D300S AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/640 ISO 800 F8

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice James, colors and detail are perfect. TFS

[Joe Senzatimore]

very nice colors and details. With such a busy BG I might think about making this a vertical.

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet light, sharp, nice pose, and I am fine with his choice of a perch:)

[David Thomasson]

I agree with Artie except for the background greens. I think toning those down would do more justice to the subject.

[Arthur Morris]

I agree with David! :)

[David Thomasson]

I agree with David! :)

That settles it. Da yoots have it. :cool:

[Bruce Enns]

Another great image from James! Love the sharpness and the details on the bird, thin the toned down greens in David's repost improve an already cool image.

Cheers!
Bruce

[Arthur Morris]

That settles it. Da yoots have it. :cool:

Dat's yutes!

[David Thomasson]

Dat's yutes!

Thank you! I stand corrected. :D

[denise ippolito]

James, A wonderful image. Sharp details and nice pose. I think David's BG adj. looks nice.

[James Salywoda]

Thanks For Comments:) I appreciate your efforts on reworking the image David. I wanted to preserve the image as I saw it in the original. This was taken in last light and represents the scene perfectly. :)

[Matt Vosniak]

Great capture James. I really like the perch and the detail you nailed in the bird is superb. I kind of like the darker more toned down green. Either way though its a great shot.

[Allen Johnson]

This is an awesome shot!! How did you get the recordings to lure the bird? Also how did you set this up?
Thanks in advance