rwbb - sunflower feast

[Enrique Patino]

I like this image but wonder what can be done comp-wise to improve it. your input would be great.

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7D, 700mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/2000, HH, spot metering, manual

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent capture, Enrique. Nice pose and beautiful light and colors. I like as is but taking off from the top might work.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Nice pic, Enrique! Comp-wise I believe you've nailed it so I wouldn't fiddle with it.

[David Salem]

I like the overall shot. The pose with the seed is nice and the colors and detail look great. I never constrain compositions to any format except to what looks best to you and what you like to see included in your image, at least for web presentation. The only time I even look at the size of my crop is for printing. The comp looks good to me.

[Ian Wilson]

Hi Enrique. Wonderful capture; love the contrasting colours, soft natural background and the action. I agree with David and Tobie that the crop proportions look fine. You could take a sliver off the bottom but it makes little difference in my opinion. Well done, Ian.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Beautiful exposure, color and detail. The seed in the mouth is a bonus. Nice image Enrique, thank you for sharing.

[Bill Dix]

Nice one, Enrique. Great pose and colors. Tough to know how to improve on the comp. Looks pretty good to me. Possibly a slivver off top and bottom, or not.

[Shawn Zierman]

I enjoy how different of an image this is for this species....Fantastic light quality, and all other techs (including composition) look good to my eyes as well.

[gail bisson]

Great light and love the behavior portrayed. Perfect BG that compliments the bird.
I think your comp is fine.
The thing that I noticed was an odd colored sharpening halo that is green along the bottom of the bird and red-purple along the top of the bird. With your PP skills I am sure you can fix that easily.
I might consider cloning out the stuff in the RLC that doesn't add much and it may visually open up the image. A 5% crop off the bottom with the same amount added to the top would also look nice,
Gail

[mohammad reza shahab]

Hi
Great perch,pose and love the light .Perfect BG.

[Tom van den Brandt]

I think it's fine as it is Enrique.Love the colors and pose with the seed.

Cheers, Tom

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Enrique , would not change a thing.
Great colors/tones and detail . Nice job. TFS Andreas

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the light, flower, sharpness, colours and composition. Well done Enrique.

[Enrique Patino]

The thing that I noticed was an odd colored sharpening halo that is green along the bottom of the bird and red-purple along the top of the bird.
Gail

Thanks Gail. You are right, I see the halo now.

And thank you all for your comments

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Yo la dejaría así!
Very nice one Enrique!
Cool bird and very nice light, yes, it is not so easy to compose this one!

[Binu John]

What a beautiful shot! Excellent colors, light and exposure. The composition looks great. TFS