Great tit

[Jonathan Ashton]

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 2500
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Image taken from my hide in the back garden, all C&C welcome.

[Lorant Voros]

Very nice perch, well exposed image, good IQ, nice colors and clean BG. My only wish would be that the bird was more in line with you and that the single flower in the lower end would not be cut. TFS.

[keith mitchell]

Hey Jon looks like spring time again birds and blossom, colour, detail and sharpness all look good and that's a nice smooth BG,very nice.

Keith.

[Randy Stout]

Jon:

Nice colour harmony between bird and bg. Attractive perch.

There is a subtle sharpening halo on the crown of the head.

I could also see a version that was cropped vertically.

Cheers

Randy

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A very nice image Jon, love the perch, the BG and exposure. Cute bird and nice pose.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image, Jonathan.
Very artistic flowering perch, nice pose, wonderful colors, superb details, beautiful BG and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Mike Poole]

That's excellent work Jon, always a challenge to get a nice shot of the more common subjects. Reading Lorants suggestion I agree maybe a slight crop from the left of about 1cm would work.

Mike

[steve torna]

Simple elegant composition, beautiful background and colors. Reminds me of an Audubon. Very nice!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, lovely angled pose, well exposed, and the sharpness spot on. I like the flowery perch, but wish you had a teeny bit more space below, that the one flower wasnt cut off.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback, I did juggle a bit with composition if I cut one off then another etc, what I didn't do was simply change the crop shape from 3:2 or 4: etc - I should have!