Northern Mockingbird Snacking

[John Woolley]

Hi everyone,
Just joined a few days ago and decided to just take the plunge and post. Instead of going through the backlog of photos I decided to go try to grab a new one to post :)

Very minor PP done. Crop, levels etc. I thought about remove one element (won't draw attention to it) but I couldn't get it to look quite right so I decided no leave it in.

Thanks
John

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
handheld@1/1600s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso800
http://www.pbase.com/palmor/image/123119760/original.jpg

[Dave Leroy]

Nice first post John.
I like the action and lovely timing.

I wonder if it needs another tound of nr on bg.
I might try and trade the dark ulc for some sky as the dark spot seems to attract my eye.
Nice and sharp.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN, John! Very nice first post, I particularly like the pose, head angle and the berry adds to it and only find the branch in the upper left a bit distracting. Keep them coming!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice first post John! Great feeding pose by the Mockingbird. The berries add a nice splash of colour. I agree the branch in ulc is bummer, and also the OOF twig almost touching the wingtip.

Welcome to BPN...hope to see more from you!!

[John Woolley]

Thanks for the comments/feedback everyone!

I agree with the branch in the ulc, I tried to remove it but I couldn't get it to look natural so I decided to leave it .