Red-backed Shrike, male

[MiroslavMaric]

141205

5DIII, 600 II L, 1.4TC III, monopod, f7.1, 1/2000, ISO400, natural light,

full crop size: 1944 x 2744 pixels,

location: Croatia, yesterday shot.

Thanks for viewing and comments.

Cheers! Miro

[Daniel Cadieux]

Well exposed and quite sharp. I like the green BG. Perch borderline large but still OK and I like the smooth texture to it. Vertical was the way to go, but I feel the subject is placed too far right. Harsh light from top left gave you lots of shadow on the belly - fill flash could have helped with that.

[John Robinson]

Minor nits covered by Daniel but still agreat shrike shot
JohnR

[Iain Barker]

I agree with Daniels comments but still really like the image. I like the detail you have captured in the feathers and the catchlight helps the eye stand out against the black feathers.
TFS
Iain

[David Salem]

Nice image of this Shrike. Good looking detail and exposure and I like the BG also. Wish for a little better shooting angle. Nice work.

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot with a lot of details! I liked the vertical composition, pose and clean background!

[christopher galeski]

good image,sharp,nice BG and pose.well done.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sweet bird, clean bg and perch. I've move the bird further up and to the left. Shadows aren't ideal, a touch of fill flash may have worked wonders here.