Hooded Oriole Photographed While Bathing

This hooded oriole is migratory to our area, and tend to arrive around the middle of March on our property. I had the nerve to photograph him while he was in the act of bathing which is a pretty good show with a lot of splashing and carrying on. We get a lot of pleasure out of watching him and his mate.

Lighting stuff: I used a total of 4 bare Yongnuo strobes to light him, and spaced them equally around the bird bath. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. In hindsight, I should have positioned one of them to light his chest when he faced the camera. This was a practice session, as I'm getting ready to do some hummingbird photography using a total of 5 strobes (1 of the strobes will be to light the background).

Other bird pictures that I've taken can be seen in my Birds album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157628206812625

Taken in: United States / California / Lakeside (show map)

Taken on: April 3, 2016

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hooded oriole

Icterus cucullatus

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Color

colorful

orange

yellow

Nature

natural Beauty

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YN560 III

Yongnuo RF 603-N

YN560

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/10.0, 1/60 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 (Macintosh)
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