Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

[Jonathan Ashton]

This is the male partner to the female stonechat previously posted. I tidied up the background to make it a little less competitive with the subject.
Hand held from a squat position.
Olympus E-M1X
Lens focal length : 600 mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 1202.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO Sensitivity : 1600
Exposure compensation : +0.7 EV
Shutter : 1/1600 sec
Aperture : F9

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice work, Jon. The bird, perch, and background all compliment each other. Nice, natural appearing feather detail on the bird. Thank you for sharing.

[Volkan Akgul]

hi Jonathan, real atmosphere. congratulations.

[dankearl]

Not a huge fan of the perch but the face is sharp and looks well exposed.

[Kurt Bowman]

Nice work on this one. Nothing you can do about the perch as this doesn't look like a setup. Nice exposure and sharpness.