Red Wing Blackbird

This is for black and white February day - 12.

Hoping the minimalist background or the negative space is enough of a contrast to set off the textures found in the red wing black bird.

Thank you for comments and favs on my project.

[Lin]

Awesome - the contrast is great!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent B&W shot, Kathy. I like how you caught him with his mouth open and how he silhouettes against the plain background. Fav!

[KWind]

Fabulous profile portrait! Love this in B&W!

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Your B&W project thus far has such a striking look to it — the images are so bold and strong. This one fits in perfectly. I really like the composition. And like you said, the minimal backdrop really does make this bird's features stand out. Great catch.

[☠northy]

wonderfully timed capture!

[Stephanie Swift]

This is really splendid, fav!

[Milanie]

This one really is nice - excellent contrast with the background. I like what you've done in b&w.

[gloria jones]

Great b&w capture, comp

[Danny G.]

Amazing!

[Julie Chapa]

Striking image. Fav!

[Mrs. Laloggie]

Love it! fav.

[Kate]

Excellent contrast, very well done!

[Candace]

I love this, great catch!!

[Sally Ings]

Superb capture, amazing details

[Robyn]

Lovely clarity and capture. Fav

[Helen K]

Fabulous contrasts and dynamic pose is striking

[Joyce]

Great subject for B&W Kathy The textures show up well Fav

[Richard Sayer]

This is a stunnng bird portrait - easy Fav.

[Dione Giorgio]

FAV. And in capital letters. What a stunning portrait capture.

[Joan Robillard]

I think I hear that squawk. Great shot.

[elkehochban]

Fab shot! You must have used a long lens - I find these birds to be extremely skittish and difficult to shoot. Well done!

[Muse]

Beautiful! Love the minimalism! Once your B&W challenge is over, I would be curious to see the bird with real colours. Never seen this bird before, so I googled it to see where the red is. Interesting!

[Kareen King]

Kathy, this is fantastic! Big fav!

[Linda]

Well done! I think the minimalist background works well - great textures and pov. fav.

[vstap]

Super. Such great detail and white space. Fav

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot.

[Susanne]

Fantastic clarity and focus! Wonderful shot Islandgirl...

[Juan B.]

It seems a colorful bird also in bw

[Kerry McCarthy]

Great shot and nice composition. Wonderful detail and lighting.

[Linda H.Y. Hegland]

Fantastic use of negative space.

[Margaret Obey]

I love the negative space.

[Yeshanghai]

Gorgeous shot!

[Pam]

Excellent example of minimalism! Great clarity, and detail!

[Joce]

Wonderful capture Kathy !! He's signing away. Very lovely in b&w also. fav