House martin (Delichon urbicum)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held lying prone, using Procapture mode, House martin collecting mud - nest building material.
Olympus OM-1 Olympus 300mm f4 +Mc14
ISO 1250+0.3, 1/3200 sec f5.6

ACR/PSCC

[Colin Driscoll]

Good capture Jon, but a pity the beak full of mud is merged with the shaded wing.
Not sure about the crop, maybe a bit much negative space.

[Dorian Anderson]

Yeah, I agree with Colin about the negative space and weird crop; it doesn't add a whole lot and it renders the bird too small. Muddy beak is cool since it shows behavior but agree about the wing behind. Eye contact is great. Exposure and details look fine.