Nuthatch III

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks ....
back to the local park with new toys :w3
I bought a second hand RF 400 f 2,8 + 1,4 TC .... went straight to the location , was a " nightmare " in terms of sightings ... not much came to my feeding site . We have public easter holidays ....
Nevertheless I got some shots . And I do really like the dark BG

Canon EOS R3
RF 400 f 2,8 IS L + 1,4 TC
Monopod with Gimbal

F 9 ; Iso 8000 ; 1/2500 sec

Processed with Capture One and PSCC 2023 ; slight crop from RHS and some gardening in BG removing lighter OOF stuff

Thanks for watching and commenting to my last postings

Cheers Andreas

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like it overall as well, typical nuthatch pose when they are not on the side of a trunk. Nice details, colours, appealing dark BG. If anything I do find the subject large in the frame. Have fun with the new toy!

[Kurt Bowman]

Really nice light and details in this one Andreas. I also like the dark BG. Like Daniel, I also feel it is a bit large in the frame

[Dorian Anderson]

Light and details are as good as it gets, so well done on those fronts. Besides the close crop, there's not much to critique here. Really nice!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Looks good to me Andreas, not entirely sold on the all black background - probably because I have never seen one under those circumstances.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks folks for your comments , much appreciated .

After reading your comments re ... being a bit tight ... I am undecided if I went in too tight . Or better said left not enough space on LHS in the original shot . But I have more shots with a more central placement of that guy .

@ Jon ... the BG is not all black , it is dark but not " ALL BLACK " .

Cheers Andreas