Juvie YCNH Portrait

[Dave Phillips]

After having a sun shoot with this juvenile yellow crown last week,
I was given the eye.....both barrels. I had some with perfectly vertical neck,
but the tilt added to the behavior IMO

400mm w/1.4X, ISO 400, 1/200, f/11, +.33EV
Thanks for c/c

[Bob Malbon]

Dave, My only issue: would love to see the bill a bit to the birds left. Bob

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Dave I really like the angle of this image that allow us to see both eyes straight on. Normally I would like to see the beak away from the body but in this image it all works for me. Thanks for sharing.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Dave,

What a cool image you have here. The eyes are extremely sharp and you did well with DOF. I have to agree with Judy but the eyes are the key in this image.

Works for me Dave!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love it!! The buldging eyes are syandout :-) I like your decision to go with the tilted neck.

[Glenda Simmons]

Wow, those eyes really pop! I too like the little cocked angle of the neck. Great image!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I really like the way this guy is looking at the camera, but I would like to see the image a bit more saturated.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Nice looking bird with nice eye contact and pose!

[Tell Dickinson]

Hi Dave, the detail is striking and I really like the fact you can see both eyes, but I just have a problem with the beak being lost in the neck detail.

Tell

[Arthur Morris]

The eyes are the bomb and the SAT looks fine to me. Had it worked out that the bill were either set against the light BKGR or perfectly centered on the bird's neck, the image would have been stronger. I do love the BKGR and you did a good job with the EXP; many folks would underexpose this one.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The eyes make this one for me. Light, details and BG are great, too. Position of the bill has been mentioned.

[Dave Phillips]

thanks all for the comments/critique