Summer Tanager--Female


Posted by Gene Gwin on Thu May 31, 2018 8:13 am

All times are UTC-05:00

Reply to topic  
 First unread post  | 10 posts | 
Image
Photo taken at Laguna Seca Ranch in South Texas April 30, 2018.

Nikon D850, 300mm lens, 1.4 TC, 1/320 sec at f/6.3, ISO 640, fill flash.

The bean the Tanager is on is from a Texas Native Ebony tree.  In the past, the Texas Ebony tree was one of the most common trees in South Texas.  It's also one of the best trees in South Texas.  Essentially everything on the tree is edible by wildlife.  The wood of the Texas Ebony is very dense and heavy.  This caused the demise of the tree when most were cut down to make cannon balls.

Detail is better if you click on the image.

Posted by:
Gene Gwin
Forum Contributor
Posts: 5375
Joined: 26 Feb 2015

   

by Square Man1 on Thu May 31, 2018 8:38 am
User avatar
Square Man1
Forum Contributor
Posts: 2300
Joined: 19 Oct 2013
Location: St. Catharines, ON
A lovely composition of the very nice detailed Tanager Gene.

Regards,

Rob
 

by Debapratim Saha on Thu May 31, 2018 9:31 am
User avatar
Debapratim Saha
Forum Contributor
Posts: 5521
Joined: 31 Jul 2011
Location: Siliguri,India
Lovely and unique perch and painterly bg has made this image,an excellent shot Gene.
Photography is the only solace in life
 

by Karl Egressy on Thu May 31, 2018 9:46 am
User avatar
Karl Egressy
Forum Contributor
Posts: 39590
Joined: 11 Dec 2004
Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Member #:00988
Interesting story and a beautiful image.
 

by leigha on Thu May 31, 2018 9:47 am
User avatar
leigha
Forum Contributor
Posts: 1249
Joined: 25 Jan 2017
Lovely portrait - love the bean perch.
 

by sirianul on Thu May 31, 2018 12:26 pm
sirianul
Forum Contributor
Posts: 1469
Joined: 9 Dec 2009
Very nice perch and BG. Nice, pleasant photo.

Peter Tamas (sirianul)
 

by Ron Day on Thu May 31, 2018 1:21 pm
User avatar
Ron Day
Lifetime Member
Posts: 17817
Joined: 5 Sep 2003
Member #:00819
Beautiful female Tanager, and what a lovely pose. Thanks for the informative narrative.
 

by Mako_Elite on Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:45 am
User avatar
Mako_Elite
Forum Contributor
Posts: 3355
Joined: 28 Sep 2016
Location: Washington State
Beautiful shot Gene! Thanks for the info about the tree. Always interesting to know the narrative that goes with the image.

Ludo
 

by Carol Clarke on Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:06 am
User avatar
Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator
Posts: 73214
Joined: 22 Aug 2003
Location: Lincolnshire, UK. In tune with Nature.
Member #:00067
Debapratim Saha wrote:Lovely and unique perch and painterly bg has made this image,an excellent shot Gene.

Beautifully done, Gene!

Carol.
Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator.


"When the power of love is greater than the love of power,
the world will know peace"....Jimi Hendrix.

NSN0067
 

by himadri roy on Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:41 am
User avatar
himadri roy
Forum Contributor
Posts: 5090
Joined: 24 Jan 2014
Location: Jalpaiguri , W.B. India
Member #:02163
Debapratim Saha wrote:Lovely and unique perch and painterly bg has made this image,an excellent shot Gene.

agree with Debapratim . Superb image.
 

Display posts from previous:  Sort by:  
10 posts | 

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group