Summer Tanager (male) by Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik

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24-APR-2007	Lloyd Spitalnik

Summer Tanager (male)

Central Park, NYC

Piranga rubra

This beautiful tanager was first spotted above Tanner's Spring around noon, and seen briefly a couple of hours later. When it finally came down to bathe in the late afternoon I was the only photographer left!

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/200s f/7.1 at 500.0mm iso250 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	24-Apr-2007 15:59:53
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	500 mm
Exposure Time	1/200 sec
Aperture	f/7.1
ISO Equivalent	250
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Peter Ericsson		29-Jul-2007 02:48
Your patience paid off. Great shot.

Guest		14-May-2007 03:13
Terrific sharpness and superb colors!

Victor Tackett		13-May-2007 06:46
Beautiful detail, voted

Bob Moul		12-May-2007 18:35
Great stuff, Lloyd!

Bryan Ramsay		09-May-2007 03:14
Great detail!! -BJ

Nestor Derkach		08-May-2007 15:09
I must say this is a fantastic image , beautiful detail , lovely bird and captured in a park that I have been in many times growing up. Vote

Simon Chandler		08-May-2007 05:11
Excellent. Sharp and colorful. The subject has a very interesting expression. v

Guest		08-May-2007 04:39
Wonderful color and sharpness. v.

Buz Kiefer		07-May-2007 22:34
Marvelous Lloyd. V

Debbie Blackburn Beierle		07-May-2007 06:14
Sharp/excellent lighting. v

Jay Levin		07-May-2007 05:40
Wonderful color and sharpness, Lloyd. Vote

Bryan Murahashi		07-May-2007 05:02
Great red colors in this capture. V

Peter Stahl		07-May-2007 04:39
Stunning shot. Gorgeous colors on him. GMV.

carol j. phipps		07-May-2007 01:09
Vote. What a great red.

Yi Feng		07-May-2007 00:50
This is so beautiful! Gorgeous red against grey background. Beautiful lighting and detail. You've seen many different kind of birds at Central Park, Lloyd. V

Gayle P. Clement		07-May-2007 00:40
Great color, very sharp and a very alert pose. V

laine82		06-May-2007 05:13
A beautiful looking bird..such great colours.

shatterbug		06-May-2007 05:08
Gorgeous colors and amazing sharpness!

Tom Munson		06-May-2007 04:26
Great shot, luv that red and tack sharp. V

Wei O'Connell		06-May-2007 02:27
Beautiful!!! v