Stonechat

[Danny Laredo]

I took this image a while back and cannot wait for winter when the Stonechats return.

20D 500F4+Tc x1.4 1/800 F7.1 ISO200

All c&c welcomed and appreciated.

http://www.pbase.com/danny_laredo/image/113240381.jpg

[Doug Brown]

Perfect eye contact, exposure, and sharpness. Like the smooth BG. I find the bird a little tight in the frame, and the perch could be more interesting. Still a very nice image!

[Markus Jais]

I love Stonechats. They are so beautiful. This is a wonderful shot. I like the light and the diagonal perch. Wonderful sharpness.

Markus

[Bryan Hix]

I like it. Haven't seen this bird before. Exposure, BG, colors and sharpness all look good to me. You could go with a larger crop, but I like this as well. I would suggest cloning out the frayed part of the perch, but since the perch is somewhat plain to start with, I would probably just leave it.

[Don Anderson]

Nice image, great color, I think the contrast is too high, the blks don't have any
detail. Also no detail in the eye. Its a bird I've never seen in person, but it is
a beauty. Crop is a little too tight also as mentioned before.

[Jóhannes Gunnar]

Fantastic image!

I like the exposure, sharpness and background... And the color is great too!

[Eric Wilmot]

Very nice image. Love the eye contact, sharpness and detail. BG is nice too. Another vote for more space. Still, great job !!!

[Arthur Morris]

PMP = pretty much perfect. Love the perfect pose and HA and the BKGR. Sweeeeet. With images this good, you should post more! Where do you live?

Agree with Doug on a bit more room all around.

[Harshad Barve]

PMP image , agreed with Doug & Arthur here ,
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

Lovely one Danny.. All said above .. I am also waiting like you for them to visit us this winter.. keep them coming bro.. congrats..

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great image, other than above comments, the eye contact is excellent here. Love it.

[Ben Egbert]

I really like this one. Great exposure, pose background and well sharpened. I like the branche comming oit of the left corner.

[sree.kumar.h]

Fantastic capture. Wonderful BG and sharpness.
I have found it quite a challenge to get close to these birds. They are small and very alert.

[Danny Laredo]

Thanks for the comments.
Arthur, I'm from a country which is really a small dot on the globe called Israel :)