# Red-winged Blackbird

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-winged-blackbird/41041>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [April 27, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-winged-blackbird/41041 "2024-04-27T11:25:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-winged-blackbird/41041/1 "2024-04-27T11:25:06Z")

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![Red-winged Blackbird-NPN.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/d/9/d916ec98e44af8698102b81f966c313ce82fde9b.jpeg)

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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

The lack of any detail in the abdomen is definitely a drawback, but I like the pose and the setting.

### Specific Feedback

Any thoughts appreciated.

### Technical Details

Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4TC at 700 mm.

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-winged-blackbird/41041/2 "2024-04-27T19:00:56Z")

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nice look at this redwinged blackbird. The detail is good. I like the pose And Composition… blackbirds are the hardest photograph because of the lighting. You have done well here.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-winged-blackbird/41041/3 "2024-04-27T19:41:44Z")

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Nice pose you caught with the legs on separate branches. Exposure where it really counts looks good. I like the overall composition too with the bird on the left of the frame.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-winged-blackbird/41041/4 "2024-04-27T20:19:36Z")

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Beautiful image, Allen. I don’t worry about trying to pull detail out of the abdomen of black birds-it’s nearly always badly lit and a light suck. We don’t see any detail there in the wild, so I see no reason to expect to see it in a photograph-end of soapbox.

The willow perch is just perfect for this species and I love how it’s framed by it with the fairly well defined leaves surrounding the bird and nice sooth background.