Linnet with nesting material

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 640
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x III
Focal Length 700.0mm
I desaturated the yellows a little bit.
Taken in April this year, whilst out walking with Barney I found a couple of linnets nesting in the field at the back of the house, they allowed me time to take a few frames.
All C&C welcome.

[Doug Brown]

Love the pose, habitat, and behavior. Gorgeous light too. I might brighten up the darkest spots in the BG, in particular the one to the left of the feather.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The pose is very sweet, and that feather an awesome element of the image. Good vertical comp. I agree with Doug about the dark spot, and I may remove the leaf peeking in at LLC. Nicely done man!

[Lorant Voros]

Very cute, nice colors and pose and the feather makes it even cuter. Agree with the suggestion and it is worth making it top notch. Well done, Jon.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose, habitat and colors. I might take about 25 mm off the top.

[Joseph Przybyla]

I echo the previous comments. Lovely image, Jon. Thank you for sharing.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Jonathan! I like the pose, perch, feather, details and composition. Some good suggestions above to make this strong image even better.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Spectacular pose and flowering perch. Nice BG and composition.
Love the frame , Jonathan.

Regards,
Satish.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Like everything about this image, Jonathan. The light is exceptional, and of course the pose with the feather in his beak is wonderful.




Geoffrey