Grassland Yellow-Finch

[Paul Lagasi]

On my recent vacation with family in Barbados, I was lucky enough to meet up with Eddie Massiah, a local birder.
He only had a few hours on Saturday morning,(His Wife's birthday that night), but he took me to places I'd never have found in a week of looking.
I had wanted to photograph a Grassland Yellow-Finch and had missed this species 3 times before...this time light was right, and for once it stay'd put....
D300
70-200 Nikon 2.8 with 1.4tc @ 280mm
f6.3
1/2500
iso-500
Handheld, Large Crop

[Stephen Stephen]

Hi Paul, nice light and eye contact but I really love the BG.

[Tony Whitehead]

Great light angle and image is holding up well with the big crop. Not sure what more of the perch you have but it may be worth trying a vertical crop with more perch to decentre the bird in the comp. Local knowledge is invaluable:)

[Paul Lagasi]

Thanks Stephen and Tony...I'll try a vertical crop when I get home tonite...its funny how, even though I try not to centre the bird..it takes someone else to see that I have....lolol..old eyes