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Red-winged Blackbird (male)
digishooter

Red-winged Blackbird (male) (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Hang in there, nearly done with these...
Habitat
Riparian: creek willow and cottonwood: scrub and cactus
Location
Butterbredt: Kern Co., CA., USA
Date taken
April 2008
Scientific name
Agelaius phoeniceus
Equipment used
Canon 30 D: EF 500 IS L @ 4.0: 1/1600 @ f 7.1, EXP comp -.66 : ISO 250: white bal 5200 : Fill flash, Canon EX 580 gun, -2/3 comp Better Beamer extender : RAW, processed in Adobe Lightroom, CS2, Neat : monopod
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Lovely shot. I really like digiscoping opportunities from these. Nice pose and I notice you have very good depth of field here.. that's the f.7.1 working. I could never get even to 1/1000 sec with my setup, and you can see the difference speed and aperature make here, as well as fill flash.
 
Good one Mark, the splash of colour on your Blackbirds make them much brighter than our plain black version, nice shot.
 
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Outstanding shot, Mark. Feather detail is excellent along with perch and background. :t:
 
Supporter
Wow, Digi, this is amazing..A spectacular bird, wonderful detail of it, and a breath-taking composition!
 

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