Gray Catbird

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, image captured at 400mm
1/2000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 4000 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction, out of focus branches removed from the background
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Aditya Sridhar]

I love the clean background and the HA. Lighting is great, and detail is plentiful. I like how we can see the rufous underneath the tail. I'd shift the bird down in the frame as it's sitting just a bit too high for my taste. I also see some cloning artifacts along the perch (most obvious on the RHS corner) - easy fix in PP. Noise is processed really well. Really well done, Joe!

[kevin Hice]

Joe the bird is great in details nice and sharp.Love the background and agree with the previous statement could be lowered in the frame a touch.And great noise reduction.

[dankearl]

A bit large in the frame, but a nice look at this species...

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Nice Background and Head Angle.

I could see cloning artifacts. Removing canvas at the bottom and added more at the top will help this image.

TFS

[John Mack]

Love the pose here. Killer background and a nice perch.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated. I fixed the cloning artifact mentioned in the comments.