Black-and white Warbler.

[Karl Egressy]

Although the HA is not the best, I like the perch on this one.
I did some clean up in the background to get rid of the OOF part of the tree stump.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
CAnon 500 f4.0 L IS + 1.4x
ISO 800
1/800 s
f7.1

[Don Lacy]

Hi Karl, I also like the perch it has plenty of character but I feel it's a little to dominate in the frame compared to the subject if this were mine I would crop the bottom 2/3 of the frame giving equal weight to the bird and perch.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Karl,
Nice catch despite the HA. I agree with Don concerning cropping the bottom of the perch some - the top part would still add alot of interest IMO.

Allen

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp with a good exposure. And a wonderful little subject that never stays still. But the rather harsh light and the huge unattractive perch are too tough to overcome....

[Karl Egressy]

Sharp with a good exposure. And a wonderful little subject that never stays still. But the rather harsh light and the huge unattractive perch are too tough to overcome....

Thank you, Artie. I have already processed a version with less perch. It might be somewhat better.

[Andre Pretorius]

Like this lot more:bg3:, the focus is now more on the bird than on the stump.