Indigo Bunting

[CM Prince]

Taken at TX SP two weeks ago.

Nikon D90, ISO 800, 420 mm, 1/1000 sec, f/6.3

C&C greatly appreciated.
just trying to improve


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[Iain Barker]

I wish we had birds that colour over here. I generally like this image.
One thing I notice is that the eye is not sharp but the breast is. I think this is where you may have focused. I think you could have reduced your shutter speed to increase the depth of field with the bird being perched. Of course I don't know how much the bird was moving.
I would also consider cropping the right of the image to remove the twigs and leaves.

I am only learning myself so please see what others thinks as well.

[Loi Nguyen]

beautiful bird. Iain already pointed out that the eye and beak are not sharp. I'd check to see where you focused. For a small bird, f6.3 should be OK. The head angle is not ideal as the bird is looking away from you a little bit. If possible, I'd wait for the bird to turn towards you a little bit before pressing the shutter. BG is good, except for a large blotch of dark area. If you take a small step to the left, you could have avoided this black spot. Loi

[CM Prince]

Did I get the head sharper in this photo? Taken at TX SP two weeks ago.

Nikon D90, ISO 800, 420 mm, 1/1000 sec, f/6.3
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C&C greatly appreciated.
just trying to improve

[Loi Nguyen]

Yes, you can see some of the individual feathers near the head. The photo could take some sharpening too. How did you sharpen your image? Loi

[CM Prince]

I have and try to use different ones.

Have LR5, PS-cs6, Nikon Capture NX2, and NIK.

Use LR5 most of time.

I begin to think it's my eyes or monitor, as they look fine to me when I post.

But after someone points things out I see it then.

Thanks again

CM