I got my Black and Gray Phoenix in São Paulo (Brazil),it was done by Tino at Led´s Tattoo. He freehanded it for me. The kanjis mean Determination and Humbleness. It was done in two sittings, one for the outline and another for the shading.
Nice! like that black and grey work instead of the color. The bird looks a slight bit like mine. check out mine and my wife's in my profile. Mine isn't done yet though. good job on a real nice tat.