Pin Tail Whydah

[Jeni Williams]

What a mission to try get any detail AND fit the whole tail in!! This is a small bird.:o
I underexposed by 1/2 stop - my whites got blown when I upped the exp.:(:confused:
Focal length: 300mm
f/5.6
Exp. time: 1/1000sec
Centre weighted mode
exp comp: - 0.5step

AND.............. best of all....... tra la la la la .........NO HAP needed!!!!:D:D:D

[Cheryl Flory]

What an accomplishment to get this image! beautiful, lively pose! stands out well against the bg. the smallness of this bird is brought out by that large perch. And yes, wonderful eye contact, and curiosity on the bird's part!

Is your focus point on the shoulder rather than the eye?

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nice shot Jeni, I would just lighten up the darks in the feathers a bit. Beautiful bird. Nice capture!

[Gail Spitler]

Great image and great bird. Terrific composition, wonderful to have the whole bird on the same plane so it is all in focus.
Gail

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Lovely work Jeni! Would selectively sharpen the eye.
Regards,
Nicki

[Nonda Surratt]

Super job with the pose and framing the bird, with that TAIL! Does look like the focus point is on the shoulder maybe and agree on selectively sharpening the eye.
Really nice, nice job!

[Harold Davis]

that's a beauty, jeni!! would have liked to see you point the camera a little more left to reduce canvas to the right and add some to the left. the bird is looking left and needs room to look into. fantastic job with the exposure on a difficult bird.

[Alfred Forns]

I like it a lot Jeni Elegant pose and setting I like it a lot !!!!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeni - very nice, Like the BG - well done on getting that tail into the shot.

Agree with all of the suggestions above. :) :)

[Gus Cobos]

Great capture Jeni. Love it to death...congrats...:cool: