Another Mimid

[Bill Dix]

As a follow-up to yesterday's Brown Thrasher post, here's another in the Mimidae family -- this time a Northern Mockingbird -- giving a similar pose. From a different patch of New Jersey woods, taken about a month ago.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual, fill @ -1.3 EV

[Enrique Patino]

great subject, comp and BG. The white chest is just a tad bright

[adrian dancy]

The pose, background and sharpness are fine. I don't know this species well but it appears the breast has had some highlight recovery?

[arash_hazeghi]

I like everything besides the HA. he sure chose the perfect spot on the perch!

[David Salem]

The whites look good on my monitor and I don't mind the HA at all. I like the upward stare. The techs and details look good and I really like the BG too. Well done Bill

[John Cooper]

Excellent exposure for this light bird Bill and I like the way its chosen the top of the triangle to perch!
The colourful BG gives the composition that extra bit of lift.

[William Dickson]

Very nice image Bill. Lovely colours in both bird and BG

[Ian Wilson]

Good work Bill. All looks fine to me. Regards, Ian

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice image Bill, super background. Thank you for sharing.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Beautiful image of old faithful, Bill. As common as the Northern Mockingbird is in these parts, I'll always try to capture a new and interesting pose such as you've done here. Great BG too.




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[Daniel Cadieux]

A very nice image overall, I just think a better head angle would have been super. The bill is parallel to the sensor, and that is OK, but its the head cocked backwards the throws me off a bit here. Good details, nice perch, great BG...and it looks like it was in the middle of a mimicking serenade :-)

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the composition, sharpness and clean BG. I do wish for a little better HA but its fine as presented. Nice image Bill.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone. Yes, Adrian, I think I did use a little highlight recovery. As posted, I don't believe the whites are hot.

And yes, Daniel, I agree about the head angle. He is just about to burst into song. I tried to catch him with his beak more open, but each time he started singing (which he did often), he turned his head up and away.