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27-MAR-2009 Tom Grey

Red-winged Blackbird, bicolored male

Ed Levin Park

This shot has the best detail I've been able to capture in the epaulet for this species (and subspecies), while still showing reasonable detail in the blacks. Lightening the image enough to show detail in the black feathers usually blows the red channel, leaving a red smear in the epaulets.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM
1/3200s f/7.1 at 560.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time27-Mar-2009 08:10:27
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark III
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length560 mm
Exposure Time1/3200 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-0.63
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance8.880 m

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Margaret Sloan09-Apr-2009 02:37
Very well done! What a beautiful bird!