Stonechat

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

I have spent several days following these little birds around. This particular shot was taken with the 500mm plus TC though after time they have become quite confiding and I managed to get images without the use of a TC. This one was taken in the late afternoon light about 90 min before dusk.
Depending upon your comments I may be able to improve a little with the next Stonechat:cool:

Canon 20D Canon 500mm f4 L IS plus 1.4TC. Mongoose 3.5 / Gitzo 3530LS
ISO 200 +0.67
All comments welcome

Jon

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning image and composition Johnathan and the lighting is just gorgeous. Beautiful BG and excellent color, pose and detail. Love this image and many thanks for sharing.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great light,composition and fantastic bg`s color!!!

[Doug Brown]

Like the light and the BG. I would crop a bit off the top to put the bird higher in the frame and get the eye into a 'rule of thirds' location. There appears to be some motion blur of the head. Not sure what your shutter speed was; it would help if you could include your tech specs along with your photos.