Red Winged Blackbird: Nikon D200, Nikon 300mm f4, Nikon 1.7TC, monopod, ISO 400, f6.7, 1/500, Time 1204
Thought about removing the blade of grass in the LLFG.
Red Winged Blackbird
Red Winged Blackbird: Nikon D200, Nikon 300mm f4, Nikon 1.7TC, monopod, ISO 400, f6.7, 1/500, Time 1204
Thought about removing the blade of grass in the LLFG.
Yes, I agree the removal of the blade of grass would improve the image, Lee. Nice colorful, fluffed-up posture, but very tough to get "detail" in the birds lower half
Looks like a tough exposure Lee, (12:04). Not alot of detail given the high sun angle but a good shot
nevertheless. Flash could have probably improved the image. Excellent singing pose.
Jack
Hi Lee, almost impossible to get a proper exposure under these circumstances! The yellow wing patch and the perch are very hot, yet there are large areas of the bird in which the blacks are completely blocked. The net result is you get very little detail overall. Best to get this type of exposure in softer light, so you have a fighting chance! Flash cannot compete with the full sun and would have blown out the wing patch completely.
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DO you have any tips for shooting RWB's As a newbie I could use help with getting those blacks look good? Any suggestions? Canon 7D. I like the sharpness around the head, not sure of further details as the blacks dominate.
The best suggestion I could give is don't try to shoot birds with both black and white (or near white) on them in harsh light. It just frustrates you and there isn't a good way to do it. Shoot this type of bird (or any others for that matter) in early morning, late evening, overcast skies, or shade. When shooting in shade, fill flash can work nicely.
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Originally Posted by annmpacheco
Listen to Kerry. He knows.
As far as locating RWB, go to your nearest National or State Wildlife Refuge. Most of the birds there are accustom to people walking around with scopes, cameras and tripods.
Good Luck.
Hi Lee,
Excellent comments and suggestions by Kerry. I find RWBs very frustrating to photograph for all the reasons mentioned, although they're abundant around here. In addition, the feather texture in your image looks a little soft to me, or as if it were a big crop. Was this the case? Good eye contrast with the rest of the head. The blade of grass doesn't really bother me.
Richard
I really like the composition. All the other comments are valid, but if it were me, I'd remove the reed of cattail of grass and keep the photo.
Could you dodge to bring out some detail in thr bird, and then burn the cattail perch to darken the salt?? dust??
The black vs color in the wing, with a really nice light green bckgrnd is pleasing and good action.
Might want to mention a refuge with cattails as it's nesting season and that's their preferred nesting area.
Stan
Last edited by Stan Cunningham; 06-01-2011 at 02:27 AM.
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