Screamin'!

Posted by dfrench200 on Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:57 pm

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This guy was letting it all out at Huntley Meadows in Alexandria VA 2 weekends ago. Cloned out a distracting OOF branch, cropped to vertical.

Digital Rebel, 400mm 5.6 + 1.4 TC, 1/200, f/9.

All comments welcome!

Doug
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by Bill Whala on Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:52 pm

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Doug,

I really like the background and the calling pose. If he would have been looking toward the camera at the same angle as he is looking away this would be over the top. Still a very nice image as is.

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by Larsen on Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:54 pm

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Nice one. The BG is tops, perfect exposure. Nicest bird-on-a-stick I've seen in a while

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by fredcor on Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:38 pm

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Most likely the best Blackbird calling image I've seen. Excellent work.

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by NDCheryl on Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:06 pm

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Well done. I love the BG as well.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:08 pm

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Bill said what I was thinking. Love the BG.

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by Peter Wallack on Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:24 am

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Top notch moment in time of this red-winged Blackbird protecting his territory. Great size of bird and frame and more than wonderful BG.

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by Harvey Edelman on Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:03 am

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Nice pose with the bird occupying the upper part of the frame. Good technicals too.

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by eagle43 on Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:01 am

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Very nice image. I like everything about this image. I'm still trying to get a keeper RWBB--no luck so far.

Congrats!!

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by jdown on Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:12 pm

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This guy is definitely excited about spring - the setting & technicals are just great on this one. My only nit is that I'm not sure the vertical orientation works for me, since the bird is not in a vertical pose.

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