Redstart

[John Robinson]

Redstart (male) in Apple blossom
Certainly no where near the number of these here that we normally have. One of our most attractive Summer visitors.
Couple of high lights in back taken out.
D200
Sigma 50-500 mm
Hide /Tripod
400 ISO320th sec @f10
70% of full frame.
PP in Paint Shop Pro
Levels
Image guru high pass.
Thanks for comments on previous pic.
Cheers
JohnR

[Marina Scarr]

Love the colors and the pose but I find the branch is detracting. I cropped up to the large bloom on the left and down some and liked it quite a bit better. Lovely colors, great exposure and nice details!

[John Robinson]

Thanks Marina
Heres a tighter crop.
Cheers
John

[Joe Murphy]

A lovely setting for this great Redstart shot John, thumbs up for the repost.

[John Robinson]

We dont have many pretties in this country so we have to make the most of them. !

Cheers
:t3Praise indeed Joe!!:t3

[Richard Flack]

I really like the repost John. Beautiful bird and BG. And I think the flowers create a nice frame for the subject. TFS

[Joseph Przybyla]

Beautiful bird, wonderful setting and composition. I like both versions. My only suggestion for the RP would be to clone out the disconnected part of the stump, it is now separated from the main stump and draws my eyes away from the beautiful bird.

[William Dickson]

Well done John. Very lovely image :S3:

[Daniel Cadieux]

The original works for me, it has a nice spring backyard feel to it. Very cute subject, nice pose, and I actually like the displaced feather on it.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot - the first one for me I prefer the composition and the image quality is better. Hope to get some redstarts this week weather permitting.

[John Robinson]

Thanks folks.The repost with a bigger crop has taken some IQ away obviously.
Cheers
JR

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Gorgeous IQ, John. Like everything about this image. Prefer the OP.





Geoffrey

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the repost, like Marina I find the branch distracting. nice pose and I also like the misaligned feather, the blossoms complement the subject nicely.

[Lorant Voros]

I'd go with the original image. Very nicely composed with the blossom indeed and the colors give a nice feel to the entire image. Well done.

[Binu John]

Fabulous shot! I really like the crop in the RP. Very nice colors, pose and background! Well done!