White-breasted Nuthatch

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at a local Nature Center. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D Mark IV
500L f4
ISO 500
f8
1/320s
Tripod
Fill Flash

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Jim, You are cranking out some great feeder work. EXP, SH, and BKGR are all perfect. I am a sucker for traditional 3X2 proportions so I would not mind a bit off left and right sides to that end. That said the placement of the subject is very pleasing. I'd just like to see a skinnier frame.

[dankearl]

You guys with the all the great Nuthatch photos really make me envious.
They are extremely hard to get where I live, very skittish, and don't really come to feeders much.
They live in the high forest canopies here for the most part.
This is very good, classic pose, I also think it could go more vertical.

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice job Jim. I just spent a few hours with Roman K.shooting these guys...they are a lot of fun to shoot. I like his position. Detail and sharpness look great.

[Raymond Lee]

Beautiful capture! Nice subtle flash, which brings out a lot of feather details. I kind of like the framing of the shot the way it is.

[Rachel Hollander]

Excellent detail and exp. with pleasing bg. Sweet shot.

TFS,
Rachel

[Grace Scalzo]

Superb flash work, bird looks very natural. Love your perch.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice classic pose, well exposed and nice and sharp. Great work, Jim.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, these guys seem to perch/pose at such steep angles. Good exposure on the little guy, sharp, and I also like the detail on the trunk.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent pose and details captured, Jim. My favorite part is the perfect DOF rendering everything sharply and the subtle use of flash.

[vishaljadhav]

Wonderful image , the bird looks perfect
Nicely composed and the frame is perfectly balanced for all the elements

[christopher galeski]

Well done Jim,the image is spot on.thanks.

[Mike Veltri]

Nice capture of this classic pose Jim.

[Bill Dix]

Classic nuthatch pose. I like the comp but could also see it more vertical. Good use of flash. I've noticed on some of my images, and on a few of your recent ones, that the trunk seems just a tad oversharpened. Nobody else has commented, so it's probably just me, but I've occasionally found that if I sharpen bird and trunk together, and sharpen for the bird, that I then need to back off on the trunk.

[Shawn Zierman]

This is a 10 of 10 in my book sir. I enjoy your clean minimalistic style!
Nice overall view of the bird. Good f-stop/distance to subject pairing, to
give plenty of dof on the bird and tree trunk. Flash work is excellent, though
as such, I think more flash info should be stated in the techs...

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and suggestions.