Snow Bunting.

[Karl Egressy]

It is always a treat to find a flock perching Snow Buntings above ground as they stay on the snow most of the time.
This time a small flock perched on wine branches.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5D M III
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II. + 1.4x
III.
ISO 400
f8.0
1/1600 s
HH
(Misspelling of the title again!!! I still don't know how to correct it.)

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sweet bird and exquisite IQ, Karl. Your exposure is spot on. I like the dainty perch and the color it adds. Did you do any cleanup around the perch?

[Troy Lim]

What a beauty Karl.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

A bubting?! :) Very nice image of this guy. Exposure looks spot on and the detail is superb. I'm a fan.

[keith mitchell]

Karl it looks superb, love that Bg.

Keith.

[vishaljadhav]

Wonderful image, looks so cute
Great sharpness and IQ, superb BG
love it

[Richard Flack]

That is really beautiful Karl. Sweet BG, great perch and amazing detail, well done!

[gail bisson]

The bunting is beautiful.
IQ is excellent and love the light on the breast and the good exposure.
I see some cloning work has been done around the perch and the tail. I would soften the transition areas with a cloning brush at ~ 50% opacity.
Easy fix to a lovely image,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

A beauty Karl, beautiful bird, nicely shown.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Not always easy to get them on a perch like this. Setup? Processing remnants should be easy to clean up, and worth the effort. Title changed for you:S3:

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you Sid, Gail Daniel and thank you all.

Daniel it was not a setup.
A wire ran parallel with the wine that I had to clone out and some shoots that were attached to the wine.
I revisited the clean up as you suggested.
I apologize for the flaws, my vision is not the best.

[Grace Scalzo]

Your repost is lovely. I have no criticisms...would love to have such a nice image in my own files.

[Diane Miller]

Gorgeous bird and IQ, and a wonderful perch! Love the tonalities and colors!

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image, Karl. Wonderful exposures on whites. Re post looks superb with clean ups.

Regards,
Satish.

[Rob Melone]

What a proud pose you captured here Karl with excellent detail and color. The branch and bg tie it all together nicely. It's a real beauty of a shot easliy framed and hung in a prominent area!

[Holger Leyrer]

It is a really fantastic image.