Crested Pigeon

[Paul Burdett]

Fairly common here but still nice to photograph. 7Dii, 100-400@400mm, 1/640th sec, f5.6, AV mode HH. Cheers.

[David Roach]

You really did this beauty proud, my friend. Just wonderful details and color. Is the perch metal? At any rate, I love this canvas. TFS

[Paul Burdett]

Hi David. Thanks so much for the kind words and feedback. Yes, unfortunately the perch is metal (surrounding a covered seating area in a new location I visited the other day).

[gail bisson]

Bird looks nice (the first time I ever saw this bird was with you!) but the metal railing is unfortunate. A positive of the railing is that it allows for a good view of the feet. Nice raised crest.
Could you have moved to your left to get the tree out of the BG?
Gail

[Paul Burdett]

Thanks Gail. I took quite a few...will check then BG on the others. I actually don't mind the BG on this one. Cheers.

[arash_hazeghi]

Bird is A :) but perch is C- :( . the bird is a bit washed out and lacks contrast you could bump up the contrast and sharpening a bit but not worth too much work given the unfortunate perch, bummer it's a pretty bird

TFS

[Paul Burdett]

Thanks Arash. It seems sharp enough to me and has contrast on my monitor, but I'll take a look again and see if I can improve it.

[John Mack]

Shooting angle is spot on. The background is nice. Detail and sharpness on the bird are there as well. Wish for some more room on the left. But, boy what a neat looking pigeon.

[Paul Burdett]

Hi John,
Thank you for the feedback. The raw file has more room on the left side, so a better crop is possible. Cheers.