Golden-crowned Kinglet

[Matthew Studebaker]

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Chippewa County, Michigan | May | Canon 40D | Canon 600mm f4 IS | ISO 400, 1/125, f5, sound recording

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

nice looking bird with beautiful bg,light....perch!

[Graham Smith.]

very nice Mathew,
You've done well to get a decent pose of this species, as they don't like to stay in one place for very long.
BG is very nice, and bird is good and sharp. I might have liked a little more DOF here and a bit of a head turn.
well done!

[Rodney Flowers]

Love the detail in the feathers. The picture is balanced well. If the head were turned a little more then it would be a totally perfect image IMO. Otherwise almost perfect.

[Jim Fenton]

Lovely subject, excellent pose (HA looks OK to me), great exposure and nice background.

The only thing that detracts IMHO us the branch that is in perfectly sharp focus before my eye gets to the subject. Don't quite know how you did that at F5?

[Tony Whitehead]

Very sweet bird. Lovely perch, BG and colours. Wondering if critical focus is not just in front of the bird as the sharpest thing does seem to be near the tip of the perch.

[Wil Hershberger]

Terrific shot. Perhaps a touch of fill flash to create a more distinct highlight in the eye. Certainly a winner just as it is Matthew.

[Ben Egbert]

Excellent shot. Great natural setting and background.

[Danny J Brown]

Nice shot, Matthew. I was just shooting these guys the other day and they are pretty nervous. He sure has a big eye! Sweet little perch as well.

[Raymond Barlow]

nice one Matthew, sweet light and nice perch.

[Rohan Kamath]

lovely species... I liked the side profile(no issues about the HA) :D

-Cheers,
Rohan
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[Clement Francis]

A totality of a wonderful bird image Matt as always.