Red-breasted Nuthatch

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D, 400mm f4 DO, 1.4x TC II, 580 EX II Speedlite, tripod
ISO 400, f10, 1/250s

From the backyard set up this winter.

[Marina Scarr]

Very nicely done, Allen. Your image is tack sharp. Love the BG and the curvaceous :) perch. Terrific use of flash and your choice of F10 was a good one.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Nice exposure and sharpness. Very nice pose and flash work. The bg is fantastic.

[jack williamson]

Well done with the flash Allen, very good IQ and detail, love the BG.

[dankearl]

Very cool perch and I always like Nuthatches.
I can see a bit of flash on the bird, maybe lowering the contrast would diminish it a bit.
Very nice close up.

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

A very nice job, Allen. Apart from everything else, the curved perch takes the image a few notches higher.

[David Salem]

Very nice shot. The pose, details, unique perch and great BG come together nicely. Well done on this one.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Shawn Zierman]

Really enjoy the curved perch. Great details on the bird. Flash work is good.
The one thing that could have been improved (imo), at the time of capture, is to have
a slight head turn towards us...

[vishaljadhav]

Nice one here, the exposure is lovely with a sharp subject, lovely BG to compliment it. Lovely image

[Daniel Cadieux]

A better head angle is all that is needed here. Fantastic perch. Comp, details, and BG also look good.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice image, great sharpness and pose.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot!!!!
Love the unique perch, excellent details, wonderful background, and great comp.
Very well done.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent IQ & DOF. Very nice perch & BG. TFS