2022 Image of the Week #20

[Kayaker72]

Welcome to TDP forum's "Image of the Week" competition. Each week photographers may submit their images for the title of "Image of the Week." Weekly winners will then compete on a monthly, quarterly, and in our annual poll for the title of "TDP Forum Image of the Year."




Week 20 entry period will be from Monday, May 9th through/including Sunday May 15th.
Please provide a title for your image.
This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro, or any other appropriate photographic style.
Images should have been either recently taken or processed.
Enter as many times as you would like.



This week will be judged by Jayson.

[Joel Eade]

Colorful couple

https://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p548450173-6.jpg
Female and Male Summer Tanagers
R5 + Canon EF 600mm f/4L
1/200
iso 4000
f/4.0

I have had a pair of Summer Tanagers for several seasons and in the past been able to get images of them individually. This is the first time I was able to capture them both in a single image :cool:

[Zach]

"Pink & White"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52007866143_8577da1fc0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2neKUFi)_MG_4408 (https://flic.kr/p/2neKUFi) by Deer Creek Photo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191336345@N02/), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

I need two images to get two tanagers.... hmmm...

"Flame-colored Tanager"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52076312824_57514f0025_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nkNHuu)Small-0722 (https://flic.kr/p/2nkNHuu) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/), on Flickr


"Silver Throated Tanager"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52076312809_20fb587e40_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nkNHue)Small-0720 (https://flic.kr/p/2nkNHue) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

Joel, how awesome to get two of them in one shot! They are beautiful birds. I can only think of the excitement as they were on the perch together. I'm usually too excited to have the perfect shot sitting in front of me and miss it :D If both (just my personal preference and take that with a grain of salt) would have been in focus or even a stacked photo with both that would have been a no brainer this week. Don't take that as a critique as you captured this beautifully.

Zach, I really like the DOF on that flower.

This week, I am going to have to go with Brant's flamed colored Tanager. I really liked the pose and detail of this shot! Congrats!

[Joel Eade]

Excellent choice....Congrats Brant....beautiful bird well captured!

Jayson....thanks for your ideas but, to me, it might look unnatural to have both birds in focus since they were perched pretty far apart....anyway it was a moment that lasted just a few seconds so I just pressed the button and hoped for the best. AF eye tracking caught the female's eye perfectly and I kinda like the juxtaposition with the male out of focus.

[Kayaker72]

Thanks everyone!

[Zach]

Congrats Brant!!!

thanks Jason