Junco

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D2, 400mm f4 DO IS II, 1.4x TC III, tripod
ISO 500, f8, 1/320s

From a set up this winter.

[John Whaley]

It is a lovely image Allen. The beautiful background colors compliments the Junco. Pose, perch and feather detail all look good. You could raise the brightness on the Junco just a bit but no big deal. tfs

[gail bisson]

Very nice to get a junco up on a perch. Lovely BG.
I would select the bird and raise the brightness by +10.
I could also see a version with the bottom layer of white filled in with the lovely blue.
Great IQ and lovely head turn.
Very nice Allen

[John Mack]

Nice pose on the bird with a nice perch and a good background.

[Jack Backs]

Love the background and perch. Nice sharp image. My only quibble is the reflections in the eye don't do much for me.
Jack

[Mike Poole]

Not a bird I've ever seen, so tough to comment on the brightness. However, there is loads of detail, a nice pose and a great complementary BG - all in all a very nice shot

Mike

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, details, sharpness and composition wise I would have more canvas on our left and decrease by the same amount on the other side, but that is personal preference.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, lifting the midtones, and perhaps also warming up the WB would improve on this otherwise beautiful image of one of my favorite local "winter birds".

[Allen Sparks]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. I played around with the brightness of the bird. In the end, I decided to just lighten the head. Here is a repost.