Male Wheatear

[christopher galeski]

Taken this morning,this bird landed in front of me,could not have been more than 15ft from me,had the tripod and lens over my shoulder,thought as soon as I lift the lens off my shoulder,this bird would be off,but it let me take a few shots,then it was off.cannon500mm L F4,EXT 1/4 giving me 700mm FL,7D,tripod,ISO800,F5.6,1/2000S,small crop from right,touch sharpening for web.could not do anything about the position of the sun.

[Grace Scalzo]

I actually like the light angle here Chris. The bird's face is nice and evenly lit with warm light. Sounds like you reacted quickly to this opportunity. Given more time, I might have tried for a lower angle. The complimentary colors on the rock are a great touch. As for your composition, my first thought was that the image feels unbalanced with too much weight on the right, so upon reading that you cropped from the right, I would add it back, and trim from the left, even if the bird becomes a bit centered.

[John Robinson]

Excellent Wheatear shot Chris. Grand colours. I would concur with Grace re the cropping. Not too much mind.
Cheers
John

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Chris, I like the relaxed pose - seems like he's warming from the sun, although you state he didnt hang around too long. Lovely colours on this fellow.

[keith mitchell]

Chris with the time you had recon you made a cracking job of this, I do understand what Grace means and would be good to see, Stuart is so right about the relaxed pose ant the lovely colours, excellent shot.

Keith.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, feather details, sharpness and perch. I agree with Grace's composition suggestion. Well done Chris!

[christopher galeski]

Thanks for looking and comments.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the light oo, and the pose is good with a nice head turn. Comp suggestion is good, and I do wish the bird had perched higher on the rock. Well done for the little time you had to react.

[Craig Brelsford]

I think you squeezed as much out of this opportunity as possible. I love wheatears and am thankful to see them presented well, as here.

[christopher galeski]

Thankyou Daniel and Craig,for looking and comments.