Chasing Bobolinks

[Filomena Larson]

Went out looking for Bobolinks this morning. He has a somewhat of a horizontal perch and the tail is out of focus even with f/8. Comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

Canon 40D
f/8.0
700mm
ISO 250
Aperture priority
Exposure Bias
Spot meter

[Tell Dickinson]

Hi Filomina, very nice photo with good exposure control and lovely bg, its just a bit to central for me and I would crop some off the right hand side for balance.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the soft light, eye contact and BG. I would sharpen the bird more, crop a bit off the top and add canvas on the left to get the bird out of the center.

[Filomena Larson]

Axel,

Here is the repost of your suggestions. Thank you. Cool name by the way. It was on our list for boys.

Fil

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The repost looks much better. I just noticed that there is a dust spot below the tail.

Maybe it's a good idea that you chose a different name. Many people have trouble spelling it. :)

[Tony Whitehead]

Axel beat me to it and you repost nails it - well done.

[Fabs Forns]

Excellent repost, wish you had taken a step to your left, to place the bird on the right and keep the end of the branch. Well done!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Repost looks excellent Filomena, nice soft light, pose, perch and details! Congratulations!

[allanrube]

VG exposure and bg. Since I have been failing to get this close to one for a few days I like the subject a lot.