Phainopepla by Sam Rua

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20 February 2011	Sam Rua

A nice cloudy day to catch some of the blue that these males can flash.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM ,1.4x TCII
monopod full exif

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Dan Greenberg		14-Jan-2012 15:34
Very nice image of a species I never even heard of. Great sharpness and color.

XiaoBernard99		19-Oct-2011 16:02
More detailed ,also very pleasant to watch.

Larry Umthun		26-Jun-2011 01:23
Great setting and the detail is perfect.

Rosemarie Kusserow		05-Apr-2011 19:13
Great shot of this blue beauty Sam, fine colors and details and very nice composed, V Rosemarie :o)

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		10-Mar-2011 05:39
Lovely portrait Sam!

Thomas Bernhardsson		03-Mar-2011 15:03
Great shot! Spectacular eye color. Well done. V

Hernan E. Enriquez		26-Feb-2011 05:40
Wonderful image of this previously unknown to me Sam!

Guest		24-Feb-2011 14:53
Excellent shot Sam, these rascals are very hard to approach, well done.

Chad Ramsey		23-Feb-2011 06:16
Wow! Says "here EYE am!" That red eye really stands out and such a proud look! Nice capture~V

Guest		21-Feb-2011 15:57
Beautiful bird, Sam. Excellent image. V

Patricia Kay		21-Feb-2011 15:32
Fantastic capture of this beauty Sam..BV

davidksmith		21-Feb-2011 12:18
Sam, great capture! I love the background, perch and the fine detail. Wonderful!

January Grey		21-Feb-2011 12:06
Terrific shot of this pretty bird, Sam!!

Tom LeRoy		21-Feb-2011 08:25
you captured it perfectly! expert shot!V!

Bryan Murahashi		21-Feb-2011 05:56
Great exposure for the details for the blues, Sam. V

Walter Otto Koenig		21-Feb-2011 02:34
Great capture Sam. The diffused lighting brings out the details nicely.

Guest		21-Feb-2011 01:51
Perfection! This is the best photo I've seen yet of a Phainopepla. V.

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		21-Feb-2011 01:33
Very nice picture.

Guest		21-Feb-2011 01:09
A top notch shot of this beauty for sure. Nice one.

Carol Rollins		20-Feb-2011 22:05
Wonderful capture of this beautiful Phainopepla, Sam. ~

Jim Coffman		20-Feb-2011 20:55
Wow, that is a pretty bird!!

Guest		20-Feb-2011 20:25
Great! V.

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