Baltimore Oriole

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at my backyard set up. The BG is an OOF lilac bush and distant red maple. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 400
1/200s
f7.1
Tripod

[Grace Scalzo]

OK, that settles it. I'm coming to your backyard. The background is delicious and I love the way that it compliments the color of the perch. Love the bird from the bill to the feet. A real beauty, Jim.

[Joe Murphy]

Beautiful little bird Jim, eye contact, BG & perch all top notch.

[Frank Schauf]

Very nice shot. Great background, real nice perch, and great pose, and excellent comp.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot very nice pose and perch, the exposure and details are equally good. I am just wondering if a tad more sharpening would not go amiss on the rear of the head region.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, super comp and pose, and nice and sharp where it counts. Interesting mixture of colours throughout the image, and Grace is on the button with regards to the perch complimenting the BG. Great capture.

[gail bisson]

Really nice Jim. I have nothing to add to the above comments!
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

OK, that settles it. I'm coming to your backyard. The background is delicious and I love the way that it compliments the color of the perch. Love the bird from the bill to the feet. A real beauty, Jim.

Me too! Let's organize a BPN get-together and knock on Jim's door at 5:00am Saturday

Beautiful image, nice comp, excellent perch.

[Joe Senzatimore]

A beautil image of a stunning species. love the perch and the Bg sets it all off.

[Marina Scarr]

Stunning Jim and the perch is outstanding. Ditto Grace and Daniel.

[Carmelo Cannova]

Beautiful image and setup .The perch is real nice and matching the BG perfectly.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Beautiful background and perch. Excellent pose, great details, and great comp.
Very well done.

[christopher galeski]

very nice Jim,its all been said,but I must say the purple flowered perch goes well with that magic BG.well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for your kind words and comments. Grace, Daniel and Marina the backyard is waiting for you. The first couple of weeks in May are a special time. The birds are every where. There were five different Orioles on the day this image was taken.